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Business/Financial

Chilling Thought: Will Iran Ensure Strong Control Of Nuke Missiles? Or Could Rogue Officer Launch One?

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Monday, February 2nd, 2009

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Iran likely will establish some sort of controls on firing the nuclear-tipped missiles it seems bent upon developing, but a worrisome factor is that Iran has been decentralizing once-rigid control of its military units, analysts said. They spoke in a panel forum of the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank. Iran has announced plans for a space program, which would involve much the same technology as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) able to strike targets throughout Europe or in…

Congress

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Congress

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