Iran Shows Off Its Ballistic Missile Reach.

Iran just launched two intermediate ballistic missiles the other day that nearly hit the UK base in Diego Garcia about 2,500 miles away in the Indian Ocean. One broke up in mid-flight and the other was shot down by a U.S. warship, according to a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity. The official added that the launch had surprised the United States because of its range.

One of our major overseas naval bases in Naples, Italy, as well as Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, are within that range, not to mention all of our military bases in the Middle East.

It is merely a matter of time before Iran will have intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland - unless their military capability to achieve that is destroyed and not allowed to be reconstituted.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

I'm surprised they didn't already have it. They are trading partners with Russia and the Caspian sea is right there.

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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@CedricH the barter system is a trust system. You give this and I will give you that at some later point of time. You can't track that.

CedricH · 22-25, M

@DeWayfarer I‘m familiar with it and it can be tracked, that‘s the domain of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

@CedricH Right! Just wait until they really space the timing. No intelligence agency is going to waste it's time.

9 gives you 10 the books on both sides right now are fully back logged just waiting for the right moment.

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

Iran says it didn't fire any missiles at Diego Garcia. Maybe the guys in the small hats want more people to join their war with Iran. The US isn't living up to its rating so far.

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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@beckyromero And other Iranian sources say they didn't fire the missiles. I remain uncertain either way.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@hippyjoe1955

hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M

@sunsporter1649 You must be proud of that selfie You put it on SW all the time.

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

Such a mistake made with this war!

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

@samueltyler2 Yup, should have waited until the nukes were raining down on the planet, right?

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@sunsporter1649 well soletom t s younsurprise me, i expected a dumb cartoon, instead you write a ridicuous comment. .

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CedricH · 22-25, M

@samueltyler2 How does your mind work? How do you get from point A to point B? What gave you the impression that I wouldn’t consider Russia a threat to Europe as well?

samueltyler2 · 80-89, M

@CedricH i read some of your previous posts!

CedricH · 22-25, M

@samueltyler2 Okay, I‘m probably one of the most anti-Russian and pro-Ukrainian individuals you‘ll find here on Similar Worlds, and proudly so.

sunsporter1649 · 70-79, M

The reason the raghead terrorists call them missiles is because if they actually hit something they would call them hittiles

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