Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

December 5, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&gl=us&tbm=nws&btnmeta_news_search=1&q=%22Explosion+Seen+as+Big+Setback+to+Iran%E2%80%99s+Missile+Program%22&oq=%22E

Iran Blast Seen as Big Setback to Missile Program

(New York Times) David E. Sanger and William J. Broad - The huge explosion that destroyed a major missile-testing site near Tehran three weeks ago was a major setback for Iran's most advanced, solid-fuel, long-range missile program, according to American and Israeli intelligence officials and missile technology experts. Satellite photos show that the base was almost completely leveled in the blast. Analysts described the Nov. 12 blast which killed Gen. Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, the head of Iran's missile program, as a major setback - not just because of the extensive damage to the site but also because of the loss of expertise from the specialists working there. "Anything that buys us time and delays the day when the Iranians might be able to mount a nuclear weapon on an accurate missile is a small victory," said one Western intelligence official.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: