Christian Clarity Review

April 28, 2006

Iran receives missiles from North Korea

excerpted from ITV:
Iran receives ‘missile shipment’

Iran has received a shipment of missiles from North Korea that are capable of reaching Europe, according to Israel’s military intelligence chief.

Known in the West as BM-25s, the Russian-designed missiles have a range of around 2,500 km (1,500 miles), giving them a longer reach than the Iranian-made Shihab-4 missiles which are capable of hitting Israel.

The intelligence chief, Major-General Amos Yadlin, was quoted by Israel’s Haaretz newspaper as saying in a lecture on Wednesday that some BM-25s had arrived in Iran.

The BM-25 was originally manufactured in the Soviet Union, where it was known as the SSN6, a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, Haaretz reported.

After the Russians decommissioned the SSN6, the missiles were sold to North Korea, which adapted them to carry a heavier payload, the newspaper’s military affairs correspondent said.

In February, a German diplomat, citing his country’s intelligence data, confirmed a German newspaper report that said Iran had purchased 18 disassembled BM-25s from North Korea.

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Russia. North Korea. Iran.

Mark 13:23 But do *ye* take heed: behold, I have told you all things beforehand.

In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen

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