Iran can target missile at US, Europe in less than 8 years

[Ravenmoon]

Iran can target missile at US, Europe in less than eight years: US

Iran may have a long range missile capable of striking the United States and Europe in less than eight years, a senior State Department official said Thursday.
John Rood, the assistant secretary of state for international security and non proliferation, said the weapon could be wholly obtained from North Korea, which had provided Iran ballistic missiles previously.

The American intelligence community has estimated that Tehran, which has defied UN sanctions to pursue a sensitive nuclear program, could develop long-range missiles capable of reaching all of Europe and the United States before 2015 if it chooses to do so, he said.

http://www.spacewar.com/2006/070503234814.7w5kuivf.html

Mmm & don't tell me,they could attack the US in 45 minutes, right

[Dogsmilk]

[xmasdale]

[chek]

What the fear mongers never point out is that even if they were to do so, so what?

It puts them in exactly the same position as their neighbours to the North, East, West and South. They merely add a huge maintainance drain on their resources for a system that cannot be used.

Welcome to the deterrence club.

[xmasdale]

I quite agree Check.

[karlos]