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I'm surprised, that you are glad to hear, that a country with relatively unstable government is making progress toward having ballistic missile capabilities. A
by dchichkov 14y ago
I'm surprised, that you are glad to hear, that a country with relatively unstable government is making progress toward having ballistic missile capabilities. Actually scratch that. It is progress toward ICBMs, not just ballistic missiles.
Here's a reference to the current state of the program:
http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/irans-ballistic-missile-program http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/irans-ballistic-missile-...
And a bit more recent update: http://www.iranwatch.org/wmd/wmd-iranmissileessay.htm http://www.iranwatch.org/wmd/wmd-iranmissileessay.htm
- benjlang 14y agoYou're right, that is worrisome but I highly doubt it will reach that point. The US and Israel will never allow that to happen. If only the Iranian government cared about its people and making the world a better and more innovative place...
- dchichkov 14y agoWell, one fact to keep in mind - developing capabilities to launch satellites [payload to orbit] is inseparable from capability to launch ICBMs. That's why first sputnik was both, so inspiring and so scary. As to 'never allowing this to happen'. There are no such guaranties. I'd guess, the opposite is true. Technology [and as a result advanced weaponry] is only getting more and more accessible.
- ucee054 14y agoa country with relatively unstable government is making progress toward having ballistic missile capabilities Is unstable a euphemism for bad bad bad or do you actually know a damn thing about Iranian stability? And who is Iran unstable relatively to? Congo? North Korea? Russia under Yeltsin?