Update on Iran's BM-25, EX , USSR Sub Launched Ballistic missile, SSN6?
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It is highly unlikely, however, that Iran possesses such weapons. Instead, the report probably represents an effort to isolate Iran internationally by turning European public opinion against Tehran.
Confusion:
1)The German report contains confusing nomenclature. It refers to the missiles as BM-25s, claiming that this model was a Soviet-era design with a range of approximately 1,500 miles. In Soviet service, however, the BM-25 was an unguided truck-mounted rocket with a range of about 12 miles to 19 miles, more commonly known as the Katyusha of World War II fame.
2)Further confusing matters, Western media showed an image April 28 described as Iran's "new" missile, when the image actually appears to be a Soviet- or Chinese-designed anti-ship missile riding on a vehicle in a parade. It is not even clear if the picture was taken in Iran -- and the missile pictured is not even an R-27 or BM-25.
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