Quote Originally Posted by mfqr
Wait, where did you hear that? I just checked most of the main news sources, and I see nothing about that... not even on FOX News. And is that supposed missile that was tested a nuclear missile? Wouldn't this have been breaking news, P4B?
Iran test-fired a new ballistic missile last week, on the day the U.S. held a summit on Mideast peace at Annapolis, Md.

The missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers, and is capable of reaching Israel, U.S. Army bases in the Middle East and eastern European cities, including Moscow, said reports.

The new missile is an improvement on the existing Shahab-3 missile, said reports.

Called the Ashoura, it uses solid fuel instead of the Shihab's liquid fuel, which gives the missile a faster launch sequence, making it harder to detect.

Political experts said the timing of the launch was significant, given Iran's opposition to it.
Iran Tests 2,000km Missile

Iran tested a newly-developed ballistic missile on the day of the Annapolis conference, Channel 10 reported Wednesday.


Behind a poster of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reading: "Missile maneuver of the Great Prophet," Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard tests the long-range Shihab-3 missile in a central desert area of Iran.
Photo: AP [file]
The Ashoura missile has a range of 2,000 kilometers and is capable of reaching Israel, US Army bases in the Middle East and eastern European cities.

According to the report, the new missile is an improvement to the existing Shihab-3 missile. The Ashoura uses solid fuel instead of the Shihab's liquid fuel, giving it a significantly faster launch sequence which is harder to detect.

Iranian Defense Minister Gen. Mostafa Muhammad-Najjar had announced the development of the new missile on the day of the summit, but had not specified whether it had actually been tested.
'Iran tested new missile during summit' | Jerusalem Post

It'll probably be out in the larger news agencies tomarrow. I actually heard about this on FOX this morning.

Have a good one!:s4: