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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:03 PM
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Iran Turning to China for Air Defense System
http://www.themedialine.org/news/news_detail.asp?NewsID=25085

Iran will turn to China instead of Russia to acquire an advanced air defense system after relations between Iran and Russia hit rock bottom, the official Iranian news agency PressTV reported.

For years Iran has been trying to purchase the S-300 anti-aircraft missile, which is considered to one of the most advanced systems available on the market and would dramatically increase Iran’s air defense capabilities against any attacks on its nuclear installations.

The S-300 surface-to-air missile system, which can track targets and fire at aircraft 75 miles away, features high jamming immunity making it harder to incapacitate the system electronically, and is able to engage up
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:13 PM
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1. Well, if they're running Vista it should be easy enough to disable.
:shrug:
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vadawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 07:15 PM
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2. lol ive got visions of lots of single decker buses with jet engines attached
or on the end of trebuchets.
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provis99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-10-09 08:37 PM
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3. if their air defense system works like everything else in China,
we shouldn't worry about Iran. Let them throw their money away on some Wal-Mart quality air defense system.
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