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Entering Service Within Five Years; Iran is Headed Towards the Production of a New Intercontinental Missile
Headline:Entering Service Within Five Years; Iran is Headed Towards the Production of a New Intercontinental Missile
Date:12 December 1998
Bibliography:al-Ittihad (Abu Dhabi), 12 December 1998 [http://www.alittihad.co.ae]
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An informed military source said that Iran has begun a new program, whose goal to produce a long-range ballistic missile with a range between 5,000km and 6,000km. This would enable Iran to strike Europe.

The source said that Iran's attempt to produce the new missile stems from its programs to develop its ballistic missile capabilities from medium-range missiles such as the Shehab-3 and Shehab-4 to long-range ballistic missiles [the Shehab-4 is not known to be operational - ed.].

According to the source, Iran is cooperating with North Korea to produce a missile similar to the North Korean Taep'o-dong. The new Iranian missile, the Shehab-5, would likely enter service with the Iranian armed forces within the next five years.

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