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[Mailman]

They might not be the pushover that Iraq was, they have been working on their conventional missile program for years, and guess who is in range ...
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BBC Oct 04
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3716490.stm

Iran has missiles with a range of 2,000 km, a former president and one of the country's most influential politicians has said.

Correspondents say this is a substantial addition to the previously announced range of Iranian missiles.

It would bring Israel easily within range of Iran's ballistic missiles.

I would be wary of quoting nutcases. And werent you quoting Baghdad Bob as being factual during the main combat phase of the second Iraq war?

BTW, if I was Iran Id be careful where I "aimed" those supposed missles with a 2000km range. Always be wary of someone who holds a bigger stick, and all that

Mailman

[sasguru]

Onward Christian Soldiers, marching onto war..........

At least Chico takes this bit of his teachings literally

Not really. If he was anywhere near a battlefield Chico would run crying and screaming to his mummy.

[jenever]

They might not be the pushover that Iraq was, they have been working on their conventional missile program for years, and guess who is in range ...
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BBC Oct 04
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3716490.stm

Iran has missiles with a range of 2,000 km, a former president and one of the country's most influential politicians has said.

Correspondents say this is a substantial addition to the previously announced range of Iranian missiles.

It would bring Israel easily within range of Iran's ballistic missiles.

[foritisme]

Onward Christian Soldiers, marching onto war..........

At least Chico takes this bit of his teachings literally

[Mailman]

LATEST: Iran 'suspects UK involvement' in bombings that killed eight on Tuesday. More soon. From The Beeb.

Hmm looks like the mad mullahs are bent on war come what may.

Grasping at straws our little religious nuts are

Mailman

[AlfredJPruffock]

Iran races to defend nuclear facilities
By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent and Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor
(Filed: 25/01/2006)

Iran is racing to dig a network of tunnels and upgrade its air defences to protect its nuclear facilities from possible attacks by America or Israel, it was reported yesterday.


Israel this week issued thinly-veiled warnings that it has drawn up plans for pre-emptive strikes against Iran. The United States insists it will not take the military option "off the table".

Seeking to avoid a repeat of Israel's 1981 air raid on Osiraq, Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued orders for the underground complexes to be completed by the beginning of July, Jane's Defence Weekly reported.

It said the network of facilities deep underground or in the sides of mountains has been built with help from North Korean designers.

Atomic inspectors discovered in 2003 that Iran was building a vast underground complex to enrich uranium near the town of Natanz.

But other facilities, such as the uranium conversion plant in Isfahan, are still above ground and exposed to attack.



Iran insists it only seeks to develop a nuclear industry for "peaceful" purposes, but the West is convinced it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Teheran provoked an international crisis earlier this month when it restarted the enrichment programme, under the guise of "research", after it had been frozen for two years during negotiations with European countries.

At an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna next week, western countries will seek to report Teheran to the United Nations for possible sanctions.

23 January 2006: Israel 'will not sit back' and let Iran build atomic weapons
11 January 2006: Iran rips up nuclear deal with West

.... do I hear the war drums getting louder?

March 2006 Iran to open Non Dollar Oil Bourse

At least try to get the real reason Chico, the nuclear issue is a smokescreen,just like the WMD ploy to justify the invasion of Iraq.

The US gave Iran their atomic energy program in the first place.

And still no evidence of any muclear weapon program,unlike Israel.

If War comes then I trust you will be going out there and doing your bit.

[AlfredJPruffock]

A sensible precaution - everyone have spies, it is good to allow them as then the other Govt will be more believing official figures so long as what they say correlates with spy reports.

Either way its out of Blair's domain - he is certainly not being told about what operations are going on where.

Just like he didnt have much of a say on the Iraq war either I guess.

[AtW]

Why do you think the UK is engaged in spying operations on Moscow Atw ?

A sensible precaution - everyone have spies, it is good to allow them as then the other Govt will be more believing official figures so long as what they say correlates with spy reports.

Either way its out of Blair's domain - he is certainly not being told about what operations are going on where.

[foritisme]

Iran is racing to dig a network of tunnels and upgrade its air defences to protect its nuclear facilities from possible attacks by America or Israel, it was reported yesterday.


How dare they try and defend themselves, that's just not cricket

[Chico]

Oh dear

Iran races to defend nuclear facilities
By Thomas Harding, Defence Correspondent and Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor
(Filed: 25/01/2006)

Iran is racing to dig a network of tunnels and upgrade its air defences to protect its nuclear facilities from possible attacks by America or Israel, it was reported yesterday.


Israel this week issued thinly-veiled warnings that it has drawn up plans for pre-emptive strikes against Iran. The United States insists it will not take the military option "off the table".

Seeking to avoid a repeat of Israel's 1981 air raid on Osiraq, Saddam Hussein's nuclear reactor, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued orders for the underground complexes to be completed by the beginning of July, Jane's Defence Weekly reported.

It said the network of facilities deep underground or in the sides of mountains has been built with help from North Korean designers.

Atomic inspectors discovered in 2003 that Iran was building a vast underground complex to enrich uranium near the town of Natanz.

But other facilities, such as the uranium conversion plant in Isfahan, are still above ground and exposed to attack.



Iran insists it only seeks to develop a nuclear industry for "peaceful" purposes, but the West is convinced it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Teheran provoked an international crisis earlier this month when it restarted the enrichment programme, under the guise of "research", after it had been frozen for two years during negotiations with European countries.

At an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna next week, western countries will seek to report Teheran to the United Nations for possible sanctions.

23 January 2006: Israel 'will not sit back' and let Iran build atomic weapons
11 January 2006: Iran rips up nuclear deal with West

.... do I hear the war drums getting louder?

[AlfredJPruffock]

Why? No need to link all sort of events to Blair since he has no control over it. The reason Putin is not happy with UK is due to system of independent courts that can't be easily influenced by Blair's phone call - hardly Blair's fault.

Why do you think the UK is engaged in spying operations on Moscow Atw ?

[AtW]

Interesting that Russia has just unearthed a UK spy network in Moscow as well. How embarrasing. Another fine mess Mr Blair.

Why? No need to link all sort of events to Blair since he has no control over it. The reason Putin is not happy with UK is due to system of independent courts that can't be easily influenced by Blair's phone call - hardly Blair's fault.

[AlfredJPruffock]

LATEST: Iran 'suspects UK involvement' in bombings that killed eight on Tuesday. More soon. From The Beeb.

Hmm looks like the mad mullahs are bent on war come what may.

Interesting that Russia has just unearthed a UK spy network in Moscow as well.

How embarrasing.

Another fine mess Mr Blair.

[Chico]

LATEST: Iran 'suspects UK involvement' in bombings that killed eight on Tuesday. More soon. From The Beeb.

Hmm looks like the mad mullahs are bent on war come what may.