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January 18, 2021       Share:    

Source: https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2021/jan/15/biden-iran-missile-program

Countering Iran's Missile Program

(U.S. Institute of Peace) Michael Elleman - Iran has the largest and most diverse ballistic missile arsenal in the Middle East. It is able to produce its own missiles and has demonstrated that it can significantly expand the range of acquired missiles, as it has done with Nodong missiles from North Korea. Iran's missiles can already hit any part of the Middle East, including Israel. However, it is significant to note that the satellite navigation units, such as Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receivers, employed by Iran's precision-guided missiles can be rendered less-effective by jamming or spoofing GPS signals, a capability that Tehran's technologically superior adversaries possess. The writer, Director of Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, is a former UN weapons inspector.

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