[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - Iran has developed a remote-controlled launch system that can be used to operate dozens of unmanned Shihab ballistic missile launchers in underground bunkers. After recent upgrades, the Shihab-3 ballistic missiles are believed to have a target range of 2,000 km. According to informed Western sources, the launch system was developed by the Iranians in conjunction with North Korea and by employing Chinese technology. Israeli defense officials recently said that if Iran launched missiles at Israel, Israel's Arrow missile defense system was capable of intercepting all of Iran's operational missiles.
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