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| Satellite images of destruction at military base near city of Shahriar in Iran |
| 2011-11-28 |
| Allah was not pleased with this military base. The only logical recourse would be to rebuild it and try again, hoping that he will be pleased at the particular moment when they try again. New satellite imagery shows the extent of damage to the Iranian military compound that blew up earlier this month, was extensively damaged, the Institute for Science and International Security said after an analysis of new satellite imagery. ISIS compared a November 22 image from DigitalGlobe to one from September. "Some buildings appear to have been completely destroyed. Some of the destruction seen in the image may have also resulted from subsequent controlled demolition of buildings and removal of debris. There do not appear to be many pieces of heavy equipment such as cranes or dump trucks on the site, and a considerable amount of debris is still present," according to the analysis posted on ISIS website. Senior defense officials told Barbara Starr on November 17th that the U.S. believes the Iranians were mixing volatile fuel for a rocket motor for a large ballistic missile when the accident occurred. ISIS concluded the same thing. "Iran was apparently performing a volatile procedure involving a missile engine at the site when the blast occurred," the ISIS analysis noted. At least 17 people, including a general, died as a result of an explosion on the military base near Tehran, Iranian state media reported at the time of the explosion. Lawmaker Hossein Garousi told state media the blast happened when a munitions depot accidentally caught fire at the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) military base in Bidgeneh village, located on the outskirts of Shahriar city and about 35 kilometers (21 miles) west of Tehran. The semi-official Fars news agency reported that Maj. Gen. Hassan Tehrani-Moqadam, in charge of IRGC's Office of Self sufficiency, was killed as a result of the explosion. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #9 Heart. Warm. Cockles. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-11-28 22:18 |
| #8 I wonder if it was anything like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKVUHhHKe1c |
| Posted by: Creregum Glolump8403 2011-11-28 22:07 |
| #7 As per the NEDELIN EVENT, IIRC from vintage film it appears that many of the Soviets = Russians in observance were too close to the rocket pads to begin with - presuming that the R-16 rocket didn't explode + worked as intended, MANY MAY HAD BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED ANYWAY JUST FROM THE ROCKET'S NORMAL TAKE-OFF. OOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPSSSSS .... GOOD NEWS COMRADE, OUR ENGINEERS' DESIGN WAS ABSOLUTELY/GLORIOUSLY SUCCESSFUL - THE BAD NEWS IS THAT OUR CROWD CONTROL WAS NOT! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-11-28 19:52 |
| #6 Other than they were both explosions, I'm not sure of any similarity whatsoever with the Nedelin catastrophe. |
| Posted by: gromky 2011-11-28 19:51 |
| #5 Some of the destruction seen in the image may have also resulted from subsequent controlled demolition of buildings and removal of debris. There seems to be an absence of cranes and dump trucks on the site. There is not much of a debris field and the damage seems to be contained within the buildings. It almost looks more like the results of a fire that spread from building to building. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2011-11-28 16:09 |
| #4 We (and others) have speculated a fair bit these last few months about how one might go after the Iranian nuclear military-industrial complex. We've talked about whether it would be the U.S. or Israel, whether it would be airstrikes or cruise missiles, which facilities, the timing, etc, etc, etc. The recent news, however, does seem to suggest that there's another way -- a small group of sneaky shits making things go kaboom under mysterious circumstances. It does make the target list smaller in case someone has to call an airstrike. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-11-28 16:03 |
| #3 Allah does seem to be mighty crossed at Short Round and the Mad Mullahs™. Perhaps if they were to leave the jinns inside yellowcake alone... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-11-28 15:47 |
| #2 accident indeed..... but maybe a planned accident like the one reported today near Isfahan ? |
| Posted by: Fat Bob Glolump4539 2011-11-28 15:12 |
| #1 Perhaps reminiscent of the Nedelin Catastrophe. |
| Posted by: 11A5S 2011-11-28 14:59 |