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New Photos Reveal Secret Iran Missile Site

Tehran 5 years from long-range weapon, spy pics suggest

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 11, 2008 1:24 PM CDT

(Newser) – New satellite photographs reveal Iran's hastened production of long-range missiles, the Times of London reports, and in a previously unknown site capable of hitting Europe. Experts say an increasingly fractious Tehran looks to be about five years away from developing a ballistic missile—in line with the recent American intelligence estimate.

In February, UN weapons inspectors confronted Tehran with evidence of design studies for a nuclear warhead, but the Iranians insisted that the rocket in question was part of a civilian space program. The new photographs contradict that claim: a production and testing facility for missiles stands right next to the rocket's launch site.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during a ceremony marking  Nuclear Technology National Day in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 8, 2008.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during a ceremony marking " Nuclear Technology National Day" in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 8, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Tuesday, April 8, 2008.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, visits the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, Tuesday, April 8, 2008.   (AP Photo)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran, in this April, 9, 2007, file photo.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran's nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, Iran, in this April, 9, 2007, file photo.   (AP Photo)
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