Reuters
Congressional report: Iran not on pace to have ICBMs by 2015
Iran does not appear to be receiving as much help as would likely be necessary, notably from China or Russia, to reach that goal, according to the 66-page report dated Thursday.
It is also increasingly tough for Tehran to obtain certain critical components and materials because of international sanctions related to its disputed nuclear program.
In addition, Iran has not demonstrated the kind of flight test program generally deemed necessary to produce an ICBM, said the study by Steven Hildreth, a specialist in missile defense who consulted seven external expert reviewers.
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Delusions
Schadenfreude on December 8, 2012 at 6:27 PM
“Iran is a tiny country, doesn’t pose a serious threat.”
Obama is imperiling all Americans intentionally.
tom daschle concerned on December 8, 2012 at 6:31 PM
What does that matter when they can simply load a nuc. on a freighter or airliner with a suicide crew?
Galt2009 on December 8, 2012 at 6:32 PM
….but 2016 might be a different story.
arnold ziffel on December 8, 2012 at 6:36 PM
They don’t need ICBM’s to hit Israel or intimidate their neighbors.
Mark1971 on December 8, 2012 at 6:38 PM
And yet the idiots in power still don’t understand what that actually means!
OldEnglish on December 8, 2012 at 6:49 PM
Because you’re a racist warmonger, that’s why.
The fact that Iran has practiced performing an airburst EMP attack on America, doesn’t change the fact that… blowback or something…
Rebar on December 8, 2012 at 7:05 PM
Because delivery by terrorist is totally out of the question…
astonerii on December 8, 2012 at 7:09 PM
Airplanes could never be used to deliver nuclear weapons.
astonerii on December 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM
Hah, Morsi renounced his pharaoh standard but imposed martial law.
I love Obama’s Arab Spring.
How about you, dummies of his ilk?
Schadenfreude on December 8, 2012 at 7:10 PM
Exploding a bomb inside a container in Los Angeles or New York City would not cause any damage.
astonerii on December 8, 2012 at 7:11 PM
Who needs to build an ICBM when you can use a plane or ship. Or maybe buy an old ICBM from a country as part of a “sweetheart” deal for an oil contract.
VikingGoneWild on December 8, 2012 at 7:14 PM
Other thing…..can you be considered “on pace” if you are “on pace” to beat that date?
VikingGoneWild on December 8, 2012 at 7:15 PM
All Iran has to do is hit any place in Turkey and the United States is involved whether it likes it or not because such would invoke Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.
Why are the “smart people” in Washington always so dumb?
…except people outside of government HAD foreseen the use of planes being used by suicide bombers as WMD. In Tom Clancy’s Debt of Honour, a suicide bomber flies a commercial airliner into the US Capitol during a Joint Session of Congress killing the POTUS, VPOTUS, Speaker of the House, and most of the Cabinet, House, Senate and Supreme Court.
Iran doesn’t need an ICBM to hit the US or involve us in a war.
Resist We Much on December 8, 2012 at 7:24 PM
The scales are beginning to fall from the eyes of a few…
Resist We Much on December 8, 2012 at 7:25 PM
No sweat. That’s two years and one month away. Plenty of time to negotiate and impose sanctions.
davidk on December 8, 2012 at 7:55 PM
Suicide crew is not required. Just a suicide pilot. The rest of the team can be kept in the dark.
Absolutely correct!
Sincerely yours,
Paul Tibbets
honsy on December 8, 2012 at 8:14 PM
Tell the low info voter that their obamaphone won’t work. That’ll get ‘em going.
davidk on December 8, 2012 at 8:23 PM
A large purse would suffice.
The MSM and our politicians like to fantasize about Iran somehow creating ICMBMs…
CorporatePiggy on December 8, 2012 at 8:33 PM
Or even ICBMs…
CorporatePiggy on December 8, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Neither one of which is the United States.
Not. our. problem.
Dante on December 8, 2012 at 8:37 PM
♪Dante the retard,♪
♪Doesn’t deem to show his face…♪
♪For he knows he’s dumb,♪
♪And the truth is glum,♪
♪So he slinks off some where else…♪
MelonCollie on December 8, 2012 at 8:38 PM
But, since, according to Ahmadinihitler, Iran doesn’t have a single Inspector Vajayjay in the entire country, they would make it easier for us to spot the purse-nukes before detonation. Just imagine if we had to spend resources searching for every Persian Andrew Sullivan screaming “Oh, snap!” while hitting some right-winger over the head with his purse-nuke.
Resist We Much on December 8, 2012 at 8:41 PM
Au contraire, mon ami!
Turkey is a neighbour of Iran and a member of NATO. Go read Article 5 of the NATO Treaty.
BTW, you’d probably should put some ice on that.
Resist We Much on December 8, 2012 at 8:46 PM
Of course not. If we just let China and Russia divide up the rest of world, China will take South America and Russia will take Alaska and Canada.
That will be no problem at all for us. None at all.
A retard might imagine that a bunch of individuals can create a prosperous society and remain free while everyone else consolidates power into governments which field massive military forces to bring to bear on them in order to loot them.
astonerii on December 8, 2012 at 8:53 PM
Didn’t you read the sign? Do Not feed the ducks!
OldEnglish on December 8, 2012 at 8:59 PM
I thought it was a frog. I like to get them to steam themselves.
astonerii on December 8, 2012 at 9:01 PM
Unfortunately for us and the world’s oxygen supply, that particular frog isn’t likely to croak anytime soon.
MelonCollie on December 8, 2012 at 9:07 PM
Ba da boom!
OldEnglish on December 8, 2012 at 9:21 PM
Special Report
Herb not on track to achieve millionaire status by 2025.
Herb on December 8, 2012 at 9:27 PM
Now that is funny. My lotto ticket failed to pay off. Well, all ten of them.
astonerii on December 8, 2012 at 9:30 PM