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Article: INSIDE THE RING.(Nation)(Inside The Ring)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 12, 2001
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SHAHAB-3 TEST SET
Iran is preparing to conduct another flight test soon of its new intermediate-range ballistic missile, according to U.S. intelligence officials.
Preparations for the latest Shahab-3 missile test were spotted by U.S. spy satellites at a base inside Iran. The impending test was described to us as a "full-range" flight meant to test its maximum distance.
The Shahab-3 is a single-warhead mobile missile with a range of about 800 miles. It is believed by U.S. intelligence to be the first Iranian missile that could carry a nuclear warhead, if Tehran's weapons program, helped by both China and Russia, succeeds in producing a ...