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2025-06-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran orders thousands of tons of ballistic missile ingredients from China - WSJ

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-06 07:25|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [153 views ] Top
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#1 So they've already got the bomb ?

Posted by Besoeker 2025-06-06 07:32|| 2025-06-06 07:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Limpet mine?

Posted by Elmamble the Hairy1179 2025-06-06 08:20|| 2025-06-06 08:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Appears so, B.

Some of us thought that a couple of the NKor nuke tests might have actually been Persian weapon prototypes.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-06-06 08:21|| 2025-06-06 08:21|| Front Page Top

#4 Re #1 - maybe not - could be using the just-in-time model of supply. Hope to have the warheads just as this raw material becomes a product.

Posted by Mercutio 2025-06-06 09:28|| 2025-06-06 09:28|| Front Page Top

#5 My understanding is that they’re engaging in parallel track development/acquisition, so that they’ll have the missiles ready to go as soon as they have the nuclear warheads ready to attach.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-06-06 11:25|| 2025-06-06 11:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Long as it's transported on Iranian ships...

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2025-06-06 11:28|| 2025-06-06 11:28|| Front Page Top

#7 I won’t believe Trump is serious about Iran complying until it’s revealed 4 Aircraft Carrier battle groups are headed to the Middle East!

Posted by Daffy Jones3653 2025-06-06 11:56|| 2025-06-06 11:56|| Front Page Top

#8 If your obnoxious neighbor has been perfecting his manufacture of Sarin gas mortar rounds and you discover he has now ordered a lot of pipe, do you wait until you see the delivery truck in the driveway to pay him a visit?

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-06-06 14:50|| 2025-06-06 14:50|| Front Page Top

#9 #1 IIUC a bomb made with 60% U-235 would need 100+ kg of Uranium to achieve critical mass. The higher the enrichment % the less is needed. The Iranians may have an explosive device they can load on a ship, a rail-car or even a large truck but that is it.

Posted by Difar Dave 2025-06-06 19:11|| 2025-06-06 19:11|| Front Page Top

#10 Drive it in from Canada.
How many would they really need?
Two towers was one more than needed.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-06 23:44|| 2025-06-06 23:44|| Front Page Top

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