Report: Satellite Images Reveal Iran Building Missile Factory in Syria

Satellite images purportedly showing structure in Syria said to be a missile factory. Credit: GoogleEarth, DigitalGlobe

 

Report based on images from Israeli satellite seem to reveal Scud missile factory identical to one seen in Iran

An Israeli television report said on Tuesday that Iran is building a facility in northwest Syria to manufacture long-range rockets, and showed satellite images it said were of the site under construction.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned last week that Iran was strengthening its foothold in its ally Syria as Islamic State fighters were being displaced, and said Israel was watching developments and would act against any threat. 

Dr. Peter Vincent Pry: Obama lied about North Korea, EMP could kill 90% of US

(TRUNEWS) Dr. Peter Vincent Pry says President Obama is directly misleading America, and that North Korea could kill 90% of America with a satellite delivered EMP strike.

Pry’s statement were made during an interview with Rick Wiles of TRUNEWS on Thursday, while speaking about the specific threat North Korea’s nuclear and space program pose to the United States.

Object 2014-28E – Space junk or satellite killer? Russian ‘UFO’ intrigues astronomers

This article could also be referring to what was a ‘UFO’ spotted near the ISS back in October, which hasn’t been confirmed to be one or not.

In any case, it’s what you don’t know of that you should be concerned about.

 

For the past few weeks, amateur astronomers and satellite-trackers in Russia and the West have followed the unusual manoeuvres of “Object 2014-28E” in the skies, watching it guide itself towards other Russian space objects in a pattern that appeared to culminate last weekend in a rendezvous with the remains of the rocket stage that launched it.

The object had originally been classed as space debris, propelled into orbit as part of a Russian rocket launch in May to add three Rodnik communications satellites to an existing military constellation. The US military is now tracking it under the Norad designation 39765.

China’s new satellite is said to spot pot fields, smuggler routes

China has poured billions of dollars into building a nationwide surveillance network – by one 2013 estimate, the country had 30 million surveillance cameras in parks, on highways and even in taxis.

Now, there’s one more very powerful eye in the sky allowing authorities to keep tabs on things: the Gaofen-1 satellite, which is capturing high-resolution images from 300 miles above the Earth.

Analyses of images captured by Gaofen-1 have enabled Chinese police to locate fields of opium poppy and marijuana in northern China and uncover dozens of routes used by smugglers at the border with North Korea and along the frontier in the restive Xinjiang region, the official New China News Agency reported Monday.

The Network for America’s Nuclear Arsenal Is Falling Apart And Making The Air Force Uncomfortable

The head of U.S. Strategic Command said that the command, control and communications component of the nation’s nuclear force is in need of improvement, as reported by the Air Force Times.

Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he is uncomfortable with the network.

Updating the system has been problematic after the newest military communications satellite suffered a near-devastating malfunction.

Full article: The Network for America’s Nuclear Arsenal Is Falling Apart And Making The Air Force Uncomfortable (Business Insider)

Iran launches new satellite using ballistic missile technology

As mentioned in a previous post, and as new details emerge, the assertion of Iran’s satellite launch being focused primarily on ICBM delivery capability rather than the launching of the satellite itself has become more apparent.

Navid was launched into orbit by a missile launch-vehicle called Safir, or Ambassador. The IRNA said Safir has 20 percent more launch power compared to earlier versions Iran used to launch satellites into orbit.

According to an Iranian website Irannuc.ir, Safir is a ballistic missile launch vehicle and can be converted into use for launching intercontinental missiles. The Washington Post reports U.S. State Department officials have confirmed this claim, saying the technology used in launching Safir rocket was “critical” to developing long-range ballistic missiles. The U.S.officials also say Iran’s action violated a 2010 U.N. resolution prohibiting Iran from conducting launches using ballistic missile technology.

The West has for long been watching Iran’s space program with growing unease because its emphasis on developing ballistic missile technology will give Iran the capability to fire ICBMs carrying nuclear warheads. According to the U.S. and Israel, Iran is trying to develop nuclear weapons and the ability to deliver them using intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) technology.

Full article: Iran launches new satellite using ballistic missile technology (Digital Journal)