Yes, but maybe Barry can 'talk' them out of it
Gertz:Iran's elite IRGC may take direct control of new missile command
NICOSIA -- Iran has been examining the feasibility of creating a missile command.Under the proposal, the missile command would be formed in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Officials said the command would give the elite IRGC military direct control of the nation's ballistic missile arsenal.
Get it....? The direct bosses of Hizballah, the most radical and most rewarded Khomeinist freaks in Iran will have DIRECT control of the missiles which WILL be nuclear armed unless someone else does something.
"An independent command might be created in IRGC in order to fortify the structure and activities of the missile section," IRGC commander Gen. Mohammed Ali Jafari said.
Revolutionary Guard Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, at a news conference, in Tehran, in September 2007.
Jafari said the proposal, which would require approval from Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
IRGC, with a separate army, navy and air force, has been deemed the leading military force in Iran.In 2007, IRGC conducted the largest command and control missile exercise in Iranian history. IRGC fired hundreds of missiles within hours in a demonstration of sustained fire.
Jafari, appointed IRGC commander in September 2007, has sought to expand the force's military and technological capabilities. The general has been the architect of Iran's asymmetrical warfare doctrine, meant to confront much larger militaries, such as those of the United States.
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