30.07.2012, 18:34
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“Short-range ballistic missiles provide Teheran with an effective mobile capability to strike partner forces in the region,” the report, titled “Annual Report on Military Power of Iran,” said. “Iran continues to improve the survivability of these systems against missile defenses.”
The report, submitted by the Defense Department to Congress, was said to reflect a change in the assessment of the U.S. intelligence community. Until 2012, most of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies had dismissed Iran’s missile arsenal as inaccurate and ineffective against enemy military targets.
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“Beyond steady growth in its missile and rocket inventories, Iran has boosted the lethality and effectiveness of existing systems with accuracy improvements and new submunition payloads,” the report said. “Iran’s missile force consists chiefly of mobile missile launchers that are not tethered to specific physical launch positions.”