"A Strong Deterrent"
Bellicose Iran at it again, just having itself a good old time, thumbing its nose at the international community's fear and outrage and the United Nations' genteel condemnations. Both expressed through one round of sanctions by the Security Council after another, with China and Russia somewhat lagging in their supportive enthusiasm.Here's another blast of reality, a vastly improved version of the Seijil-2 missile, claimed by Iran to be radar-proof, capable of reaching beyond Israel to southeastern Europe. This is a solid-fuel missile with greater accuracy than its predecessors which threatened only other countries of the Middle East, most notably Israel, although Saudi Arabia and Egypt are more than a trifle nervous.
Iran, it should not be overlooked, is the world's leading terrorism sponsor. Admittedly, it has a few challengers for that prestigious acknowledgement; Pakistan for one, and Syria. Of course Iran also has its supporters and admirers, apart from the gratitude of its proxy terror militias. North Korea for one, and Venezuela for another, enjoy warm relations with Iran.
China and Russia enjoy strictly business relationships with the Islamic Republic of Iran, but both remain loathe to criticize too strenuously; one for military sales' reasons, the other for oil. So they are less than enthused over new calls for 'meaningful' sanctions against the country by other, Western countries alarmed over Iran's nuclear program.
That this new missile is capable of reaching U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf, speaks also to Iran's interest in "a world without America", and to which it appears to have dedicated itself, along with its oft-stated intent to remove 'the Zionist entity' from "the Middle East map". The Iranian defence minister gloats that this new missile represents a "strong deterrent" against any foreign attack.
"Given its high speed, it is impossible to destroy the missile with anti-missile systems because of its radar-evading ability", trilled the triumphant defence minister. G'wan, we dare ya. And then, Iran will bomb Israel's nuclear reactors, impose a naval blockade around the Strait of Hormuz, straitening the ability of vessels to ship out oil to an anxiously energy-hungry world.
The new missile's launch with the terse message that "The missile hit its intended target" accompanying a news clip showing the missile lifting off its launch pad, instructs the world, in the wake of other new revelations of the country's work on a trigger for a nuclear weapon that its intent is full speed ahead.
Please do not jump to over-hasty conclusions; solely for peaceful purposes.
posted by Pieface @ Thursday, December 17, 2009
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