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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:47 AM Original message |
CNN: Iran test-fires sub-to-surface missile |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh no. |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. sounds like a waste of money |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. three kilo class subs |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:53 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. HT could it be they heard George beating his WAR PRESIDENT drum |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:23 AM Response to Reply #4 |
20. Iran started serious beefing up of their military |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:49 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Their Islamic Revolution? How about if they just want to survive as a |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #20 |
22. You mean that they did not know about Project for a New American |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:04 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. If you were a sovereign nation staring down the barrel of the US military |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Of course: "Iran has a right to defend itself." |
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Radioactive (75 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. To deter military action against Iran of course |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. Plus they have three (last I heard) Russian Kilo Class subs. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:07 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. I've heard the Kilo is a good medium-range sub... |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
18. She looks a tad more sophistocated than my dad's WWII diesel boat. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:16 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. I don't know about AID, but the Kilo can be damn quiet |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Hey, thanks for helping me with some 'blue sky' theorizing about diesels |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:57 AM Response to Original message |
6. Was the missle launched from a surfaced submarine or submerged? |
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Kailassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:07 AM Response to Reply #6 |
11. The photo shows a surfaced sub firing, |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:26 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. hmm, I thought the picture was from a land launch |
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Kailassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. There is a larger version here, |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
9. CNN now has a story on it |
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Kailassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:21 AM Response to Reply #9 |
14. It's typical the way this article denigrates Irans capabilities, by |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
19. The Sagheb is a short range, low altitude, surface to surface missile |
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FlavaKreemSnak (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:36 AM Response to Original message |
10. Will we say Iran is not allowed to have any submarines? |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
12. I'd say that these subs will be the first targets of any first-strike |
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Kagemusha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Actually... |
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David__77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. That's why Iran would be smart to strike first. |
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PaDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. Why can't Iran just disband their entire military apparatus........... |
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