Iran Builds New Longer-Range Missile 1,240 miles


	Iran Builds New Longer-Range Missile 1,240 miles

merrie

11-27-2007 1:49 AM

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missile, 2, 000 km, 1, 240 miles, fars news agency, defence minister mostafa mohammad najjar

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Iran builds new longer-range missile
Western experts cast doubt on how original this development was.
http://www.africasia.com/services/news/newsitem.php?area=mideast&item=071127062554.gdbaubnq.php

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11-27-2007 8:14 AM

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The weapon's range is sufficient to put US bases in the Middle East and Iran's arch enemy Israel within reach.

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