There are people in the know in America right now who believe the Iranians already have nuclear weapons, there are some who think they are six months away and there's a few who think the max is two years down the line. Simply put, we WILL wake up one day to news of a nuclear warhead test in the Indian Ocean by the Iranians and it will all be over... it will foretell to us that the only resolutions in the future regarding the most rogue nation in the world will involve World War 3. And some idiot of a journalist and some idiot of a U.S. politician will sit down for an interview about it that morning and wonder why we didn't do something about it.
Well, the Iranians proved today that they have the technology to successfully arm missiles with nuclear warheads when they launch a satellite into orbit.
From The Telegraph:
A report on state television said the locally produced satellite, called Rasad, or observation, was launched successfully by a Safir missile on Wednesday. There was no independent confirmation of the launch or of the satellite achieving orbit.
It would be the second satellite Iran has put into orbit. The first, named Omid, was launched in 2009.
The Iranian TV report said the new satellite is designed to produce high resolution maps.
Iran's decade-long space program has raised alarms in the West, because the same technology that allows missiles to launch satellites can be used to fire warheads. Israel, the US and others charge that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies that.
The TV report said the Rasad satellite, developed by Iran's aerospace agency, weighs 34 pounds and has been designed to orbit the earth 15 times a day at the height of 160 miles.
All this and apparently no one gives a rip. Sure, I have a few friends of mine and a few that visit this blog that agree that we should have taken Iran out years ago, but it is pretty apparent that the majority of Americans feel comfortable in trusting the Iranians not to use their forthcoming nukes on us or Israel or western Europe.
It is my hope that Iran becomes a central issue in the Presidential campaign for 2012 - I want to know why Obama has ignored the threat and why the U.S. Congress has ignored the threat. Oh, and how they both will explain their ignoring the instructions given them by the U.S. Constitution.
Iran successfully launches satellite into orbit
A report on state television said the locally produced satellite, called Rasad, or observation, was launched successfully by a Safir missile on Wednesday. There was no independent confirmation of the launch or of the satellite achieving orbit.
It would be the second satellite Iran has put into orbit. The first, named Omid, was launched in 2009.
The Iranian TV report said the new satellite is designed to produce high resolution maps.
Iran's decade-long space program has raised alarms in the West, because the same technology that allows missiles to launch satellites can be used to fire warheads. Israel, the US and others charge that Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons. Iran denies that.
The TV report said the Rasad satellite, developed by Iran's aerospace agency, weighs 34 pounds and has been designed to orbit the earth 15 times a day at the height of 160 miles.
"Our glorious scientists successfully put Iran's first image-collecting satellite into orbit," the TV report said.
Iran has made a series of claims about advances in its ambitious space program in recent years, which has Western powers worried about the possibility of its military applications.
Last year, Iran announced it had successfully launched a rocket carrying a mouse, turtle and worms into space.
Iran's space program has expressed a goal of putting a man in orbit within 10 years, despite the expense and technological challenge involved.
Iran is showcasing its technological successes as signs it can advance despite the threat of US and UN sanctions over its nuclear program.
It is also pressing ahead with its military missile program, frequently testing missiles capable of reaching Israel, US bases in the Gulf and parts of southeast Europe.
Iran launched its first commercial satellite in 2005 on a Russian rocket. Russia, North Korea and China transfer space technology to Iran.
Iran has said it wants to put its own satellites into orbit to monitor natural disasters in the earthquake-prone nation and improve its telecommunications. Iranian officials also point to America's use of satellites to monitor conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq and say they need similar capabilities for their security.
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