T]he most worrisome news to come out the diplo doc dump is that North Korea secretly gave Iran 19 powerful missiles with a range of 2,000 miles. The missiles, known as the BM-25, are modified from Russian R-27s, which were submarine-based missiles carrying nuclear weapons. “If fired from Iran,†the New York Times notes, a missile with that range could “let its warheads reach targets as far away as Western Europe, including Berlin.†The BM-25, unveiled in a North Korean military parade last month, may be North Korea’s longest-range missile yet. Ares’ David A. Fulgham observed that its design “is showing second-stage and nose-cone design characteristics associated with Iran’s Shahab 3 missile,†indicating growing missile ties between the two rogue states.
No wonder why European leaders are suddenly so keen on missile defense.
29 Nov 2010
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