Iran set for NUKE LAUNCH in chilling warning to Europe and US
IRAN could be on the brink of firing a nuclear weapon
capable of smashing Europe and the United States, it has been
horrifyingly warned.
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He said: “We judge that Tehran would choose ballisti
c missiles as its preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons if it builds them.”
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It is thought Iran is using its space program to develop its ICBM technology as a successful launch is similar for both satellites and missiles.“Tehran would choose ballistic missiles as its preferred method of delivering nuclear weapons”Daniel Coats, Director of US National Intelligence
Mr Coats added: “Progress on Iran’s space program could shorten a pathway to an ICBM because space launch vehicles use similar technologies.
“Iran is pursuing capabilities to meet its nuclear energy and technology goals and to give it the capability to build missile-deliverable nuclear weapons if it chooses to do so.”
It comes just days after Iran fired a high-speed torpedo in the Straight of Hormuz – described by US officials as a key shipping route and the world’s most “strategically important choke points”.
