Iran fires missiles in gulf war games

[sabra]

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/E974E7AF-BC99-4543-93FB-9A2DB5EBF417.htm

Iran fires missiles in gulf war games

Iran has started military exercises in the Arabian gulf just days after six other nations, including the United States, held a series of exercises in the same area.

Iranian state television reported, without showing any footage: "Dozens of missiles were fired including Shahab-2 and Shahab-3 missiles. The missiles had ranges from 300km up to 2,000km."

The television station said that the military manoeuvres, named Great Prophet Two, would last until November 11 and include drills in the gulf and Sea of Oman, and would be a show of defensive strength.

General Yahya Rahim Safavi, commander of the Revolutionary Guards, was quoted as saying: "The war games are aimed at demonstrating the deterrent power of the guards against possible threats."

[BootinUp]

1. religious states with weapons, love the names

At least we generally stuck with Greek mythology when we name shit.

[lcordero2]

4. nah

they need more provocative names like "Long Dong Silver" and "John Holmes"

[MindPilot]

2. Are we dusting off the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution yet? n/t

[jpak]

3. Shahab-2 with cluster munitions - not good

could deliver chemical weapons...or target US bases in Iraq...

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-me/2006/nov/02/110204380.html

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The state-run TV said that among the other weapons tested during the maneuvers was the Shahab-2, which Iran says has a cluster warhead that can send 1,400 bomblets at the same time. Solid-fuel Zalzal missiles also were launched, as were guided missiles as well as Scud-B, Zolfaghar-73 and Z-3, it said.

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