Iran, N Korea do not possess long-range missiles: Russian general
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Moscow, May 4, IRNA -- Head of Russia’s General Staff Main Intelligence Department Major General Igor Sergun said that Iran and North Korea do not possess long-range ballistic missiles.
He vowed on Thursday that only official nuclear powers today possess ballistic missiles with a range of over 5,500 kilometers.
“Only officially recognized nuclear powers have intercontinental ballistic missiles with a range of over 5,500 kilometers, as well as the technological know-how to produce them,” Major General Sergun said at a Moscow conference on Thursday.
Sergun listed Israel, India, North Korea, and Pakistan as possessing medium-range ballistic rockets and vying for regional dominance.
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