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November 15, 2013

Iranian ICBM threat to U.S. a distant prospect, think tank says
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 14, 2013
Despite Israeli claims Iran will have an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U.S. East Coast in two- to three years, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a London think tank, says it's "highly unlikely" Iran could deploy an operational ICBM "within the next decade." And the institute says test trials would give the Americans as much as five years warning to develop countermeasures. The Israelis, who view Iran's nuclear and missile programs as an exist ... read more

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