'Iran missiles could hit US by 2015'
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16-Jul-2008 (2 comments)

Director of the US Missile Defense Agency, Lt. Gen. Henry Obering, says Iran would develop missiles that could hit the US by 2015 to 2017.

“There is good evidence that they (Iranians) are developing longer and longer range missiles and that they are planning to have this capability over the near future,” Obering said at a technical missile defense briefing on Iran's recent missile tests on Tuesday.

“If you look at the assessment by the Intel community, they say that by about 2015, 2017, in that timeframe, they may even have a missile that can reach the United States, which is an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) class missile,” he added as quoted by Reuters.

Obering's description of Iran's missile capabilities was stronger than what other US officials have said so far.

Pointing to last week's missile tests in Iran, Obering said, “The Iranians themselves are describing ... a 2,000-km range missile launch.”

“I believe, based on what I have seen, that they have the ability to do that and to continue to advance in the future, based on what I have seen so far from those (Iranian state media) reports and from the intelligence reports,” the general pointed out.

Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) test-fired advanced missiles in a recent military exercise dubbed as the Great Prophet III.

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Abarmard

I am sure Mongolia

by Abarmard on

Will be able to have missiles to hit the US in 2090, and China will have hair spray that can hit India by 2100 and US can go to Jupiter by 2130...What's the point?

How about this one: Saudi women can drive by 2300.

Bahrain's Arab population will increase by 4% by 3000.

Iranian tourist industry will revive by 2400

US will have ancient US artifact museums by 4000

Why is that dude getting the big bucks to "peridict" shit? anyone can do that talking about the future. Who is going to hold him accountable when the data arrives?


farokh2000

Be scared, very scared!!

by farokh2000 on

This is the same "Intelligence" that said Saddam had WMDs and ready to hit U.S. within 30 minutes, right?

Stop crying wolf. Is anybody stupid enough to believe these criminals anymore!?

Shame, shame.