In response to an Iranian report on Wednesday that Tehran fired medium and long-range ballistic missiles during an exercise, some experts believe the report of an improved Shehab-3 missile is nothing more than a bluff.
According to Uzi Rubin, who played a senior role in the development of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, the Shehab-3 missile fired was not a new and improved version. The Iranians reported it could carry a one-ton warhead 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) and strike Tel Aviv. Rubin stated that based on what he saw; the missile was the same older version with a capability to traveling 1,300 kilometers (780 miles).
According to Dr. Nathan Farber of Haifa’s Technion, Israel’s MIT, the Iranians are working towards the development of a new longer-range ballistic missile called Ashura, which would have a 2,000 kilometer range.
It is estimated that at present, Iran has hundreds of Shehab-3 missiles in its arsenal, and thousands of shorter range rockets, which can travel 400 kilometers (240 miles), capable of striking American forces in Iraq and allied forces in the Persian Gulf.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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I worked with Uzi Rubin for many years on Arrow, on behalf of the US Government (Arrow is a jointly funded program). I agree with his assessment.
I also believe that the estimate of “hundreds” of Shehab-3s, and “thousands” of short range rockets is at least a factor of 10 high in both cases.
The picture Iran released yesterday showing 4 missiles (and on the front cover of some major newspapers today) turned out to be a bluff. The news media today realized it was photoshopped, and at least one of the missiles was an exact duplicate (both the missile and its accompanying smoke) of the other, and not a real missile.
I don’t know about that. I have been reading Newsmax for a couple of years now and they have been calculating that the Iranians would be able to do this very soon.
Bubby, searh Google News for Iran Missile Photo and you’ll find the stories about it.
i remember clearly in the first iraq war that israel told it’s citizrns “don’t worry we have an invisible sheild against rockets” …saddams 39 missle prooved another israeli lie .
I don’t understand why such big fuss about Iran what about the rest Syria? Lebbanon? Gaza?
If they get their hand dirty …