Yep, the Iranians have launched yet another advanced missile under the guise of a satellite launch missile all during a time when the world is demanding they back down from their nuclear aggression. It's gotten to the point where if you looked up the word "defiance" in the dictionary, you'd see a picture of the mullahs there.
Here's some of the details from Reuters:
This is all approaching the state where the list of reasons NOT to attack Iran is shorter than the list for the action. Yesterday, I looked at how the U.N. is in the bag for Iran on the whole nuclear and missile issue and there has been little new sanctions talk among any of the western nations that have imposed sanctions on the Persians over the past couple of years. I get the impression that the world has given up - that the feeling is that Persian nukes are inevitable. Only Israel appears willing to confront this beast but as I've said before, an Israeli attack on Iran will in no way resemble the ease in which they took out the Iraqi nuke site years ago.
Here's some of the details from Reuters:
Iran has successfully launched a rocket called "Kavosh 2," Iran's state media reported on Wednesday, displaying the Islamic state's advances in ballistics at a time when the West is worried about its nuclear ambitions.
The launch follows an announcement earlier this month that Iran had test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missile, saying the Islamic Republic was ready to defend itself against any attacker.
Tensions between Iran and Israel have been running high in recent months amid speculation of possible U.S. or Israeli strikes against Tehran's nuclear facilities, which the West suspects form part of a covert weapons program.
This is all approaching the state where the list of reasons NOT to attack Iran is shorter than the list for the action. Yesterday, I looked at how the U.N. is in the bag for Iran on the whole nuclear and missile issue and there has been little new sanctions talk among any of the western nations that have imposed sanctions on the Persians over the past couple of years. I get the impression that the world has given up - that the feeling is that Persian nukes are inevitable. Only Israel appears willing to confront this beast but as I've said before, an Israeli attack on Iran will in no way resemble the ease in which they took out the Iraqi nuke site years ago.
Iran reports rocket launch amid nuclear tension
Tehran insists its nuclear work is aimed at generating electricity to meet Iran's booming demand.
State television did not give any further details about "Kavosh 2," which means "Explorer 2," saying details about the home-made rocket will be announced later. "The rocket was launched to register and send correct environmental data and (to test) separation of the engine from the body," state radio said.
The long-range ballistic technology used to put satellites into space can also be used for launching weapons.
Iran caused international concern in February by testing a domestically made Explorer 1 rocket as part of its satellite program. Tehran said it needed two more similar tests before putting a domestically made satellite into orbit.
The United States, the Islamic Republic's arch foe, called the February rocket test "unfortunate" and said it would only further isolate Tehran from the international community.
On August 17, Iran said it had put a dummy satellite into orbit on a domestically made rocket for the first time. U.S. officials said the attempted launch was a failure.
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