Iran's Test Could Alter Europe's Missile Balance

Test-firing of a new medium-range surface to surface missile, named Sejil-2 (Photo from AFP)

From The Washington Times:

Iran's successful test Wednesday of a medium-range solid-fuel missile escalates Tehran's potential threat to Europe, arms experts and U.S. officials said, and could reopen a debate about stationing U.S. missile defenses on the continent.

The Obama administration called the test a "significant step" toward improving Tehran's capability to deliver weapons.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the Sajjil-2 surface-to-surface missile's range most likely was about 1,200 to 1,500 miles, and "it was a successful flight test."

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My Comment: What is most disconcerting is not the test itself .... but the trend and goals outlined by the Iranian Government that are now being achieved .... and what they expect to achieve in the future. In short .... it is these future goals that will alter the missile balance in the Middle East and in Europe as a whole.