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Russia says Iran not yet capable of intercontinental missiles
Moscow (AFP) Oct 17, 2007 Iran does not have the ability to develop intercontinental ballistic missiles anytime soon, Russia's army chief said Wednesday. "We continue to say this without equivocation and it is our deep conviction, founded on real knowledge of the situation in Iran concerning its capacity to create intercontinental ballistic missiles," General Yuri Baluyevsky said. "We do not see that it would be possible to do this in the near future or in the medium term, or that it is simply possible at all" for Iran, he added. Baluyevsky stressed that the United States has the opposite opinion. The Americans "are trying to convince us to the contrary," he said. Washington plans to deploy missile-tracking radar in the Czech Republic and interceptor missiles in Poland as part of a missile defence shield. Washington says the shield is needed to guard against threats from "rogue states" like Iran or North Korea. Moscow says the shield would threaten its own missile force. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Learn about nuclear weapons doctrine and defense at SpaceWar.com Learn about missile defense at SpaceWar.com All about missiles at SpaceWar.com Learn about the Superpowers of the 21st Century at SpaceWar.com
Syria denies existence of nuclear site
Damascus (AFP) Oct 17, 2007Syria denied on Wednesday media reports suggesting that its UN envoy had said a nuclear site was hit in an Israeli air strike last month, insisting there was no such facility on its soil. |
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