Iranian Army Takes Delivery of New Missile
VOA News
25 Sep 2004, 14:57 UTC
Iran's armed forces say they have taken delivery of a new "strategic missile."
State-run media quote Defense Minister Ali Shamkani as saying the new missile has an "unprecedented range, destructive power, accuracy and launching time" that can meet all threats from both within the region and beyond.
He added that the new missile is not named for security reasons, but was successfully tested last week. However, he did not say whether it was domestically produced or purchased abroad.
It is not clear whether it is the Shahab III medium-range ballistic missile that Iran said it successfully tested in August. Experts believe that missile has a range far enough to hit Israel.
Only days ago, Israel said it was buying powerful new bombs from the United States capable of destroying nuclear facilities. Tehran has denied charges it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
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