Bending the Third Rail
Because We Should, We Can, We Do
Monday, April 03, 2006
You Can Run, But You Can't Hide
TEHRAN, April 2 — Iran said Sunday that it had test-fired what it described as a sonar-evading underwater missile just two days after it announced that it had fired a new missile that could carry multiple warheads and evade radar systems.

The new missile is among the world's fastest and can outpace an enemy warship, Gen. Ali Fadavi of the country's elite Revolutionary Guards told state television.

General Fadavi said only one other country, Russia, had a missile that moved underwater as fast as the Iranian one, which he said had a speed of about 225 miles per hour. State television showed what it described as the missile being fired.

"The missile carries a very powerful warhead that enables it to operate against groups of warships and big submarines," he said.

He contended that the boats that would launch the missile were able to evade detection systems but that "even if an enemy's warship sonar can detect the missile, no warship can escape from this missile because of its high speed."
This was a story across the internets yesterday. It's one of those little stories that usually doesn't get much press beyond military wonks. But it's a very important development.

Iran is showing it's teeth. Leaking the information about terrorist attacks and fast torpedos is like saying to Bush, go ahead and attack. Imagine for a moment the closing of the Gulf of Hormuz. Oil exports would be, at a minimum, disrupted temporarily, oil prices would go through the roof and likely result in a significant economic shock in the West. And this is at a minimum.

It's like Dirty Harry saying to Bush, "Go ahead, make my day".

Written at 10:03 AM by Greyhair.
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