Tehran has developed an advanced nuclear warhead

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, Atomic Energy Agency, Diameter, Diplomats, English German, Extent, Google, IAEA, International Atomic Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency, Medium Range Missile, Nuclear Warhead, Nuclear Weapons Laboratory, Older Models, Scientist, Soviet Nuclear Weapons, Sueddeutsche De, SüDdeutsche Zeitung, tehran, Vienna, Western Intelligence Agencies

Iran has developed according to information from the Süddeutsche Zeitung with the help of a scientist from a former Soviet nuclear weapons laboratory, the design for an advanced nuclear warhead.
[I used Google Translate to translate from the original German to English]
Western intelligence agencies and diplomats confirmed with information from a paper that the knowledge of [...]

‘Syria transferred one quarter of its missiles to Lebanon’ | Middle East Conflict

Posted by Matt in October 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Al Jarida, Hizbullah, Israel, jerusalem, Lebanon, Medium Range Missile, Middle East Conflict, Missile Arsenal, Missiles, Report Security, Security Sources, Syria

Syria has transferred nearly a quarter of its long- and medium-range missile arsenal to Hizbullah, the Kuwaiti al Jarida reported on Thursday.
According to the report, security sources in Jerusalem told the paper that the missiles, now held by Hizbullah, could hit every part of Israel.

‘Syria transferred one quarter of its missiles to Lebanon’ | [...]

Report Says Iran Has Data to Make a Nuclear Bomb – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in October 3rd, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Consultation, Europe, Iran Nuclear, Medium Range Missile, Middle East, Military Dimensions, Ministry Of Defense, Missile System, Nuclear Bomb, Nuclear Payload, Nuclear Program, Nuclear Weapons, Nytimes, Shahab-3

The report, titled “Possible Military Dimensions of Iran’s Nuclear Program,” was produced in consultation with a range of nuclear weapons experts inside and outside the agency. It draws a picture of a complex program, run by Iran’s Ministry of Defense, “aimed at the development of a nuclear payload to be delivered using the Shahab 3 [...]

The strange story of MiG-31s for Syria

Posted by Matt in June 25th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, Syria, 1 Billion, Aviation, Bashar Al Assad, Business Daily, Defense Missile, Fighter Bombers, Georgia Russia, Israel News, Jet Fighters, jets, Kommersant, M2, Medium Range Missile, Mig, Military, Military Engineers, Military Ties, Missile System, Missile Systems, Monopoly, moscow, Novgorod, Planes, Rosoboronexport, Russia, Russian Defense Ministry, Russian Embassy Officials, Sokol, Stockpile, Strange Story, Syria, Syrian President Bashar Al, Tartous, Timesonline, Ynetnews

Moscow’s respected business daily Kommersant reported that Russia’s arms-trading monopoly Rosoboronexport has begun to fulfill an arms deal it secretly signed with Syria this year to sell five MiG-31E jet fighters, considered among the best in the world, and an additional unspecified number of the newest MiG-29M/M2 fighter-bombers.
The paper reported the total price to be [...]