Tuesday, October 23, 2007

IRAN PREPARES FOR U.S. ATTACK

"Iran has opened a new air base, unveiled new domestically produced military hardware...
* ... a new, medium-range ballistic missile... the Qadr-1 is capable of striking Israel, southern Europe and US bases in the Middle East.
* ... a domestically manufactured fighter jet... the Saeqeh (Thunderbolt), is ... similar to the US F-18 fighter jet.... they have begun industrial-scale production of the Saeqeh.
* ... a production line for the manufacture of a one-ton smart bomb called the Qadr... an optically guided, air-to-surface, long-range bomb.
* ... opened a new air base near its eastern border with Afghanistan... named Qa'em Al-e Muhammad...
* ... (also) received a US$750 million shipment of 29 Tor-M1 short-range, mobile surface-to-air missile systems from Russia to help guard nuclear facilities."
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IJ24Ak05.html