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March 20, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/20/americas-new-space-rivals/

Iran: America's New Space Rivals

[Washington Times] Uzi Rubin - Iran's recent breakthrough in placing its own satellite in orbit by a homemade multistage rocket earned it the distinction of being the first radical regime that reaches space. The tepid reaction in the U.S. and the West to this watershed event served as a powerful inducement for Iran, North Korea and other potential nuclear wannabees to camouflage their offensive missile programs in the guise of peaceful space activities. Any rocket that can propel a satellite into Earth orbit can be easily modified and upscaled to drop a significant bomb anywhere on Earth.

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