maybe israel should do the same? On Thursday, May 1, 2014 10:52:22 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.debka.com/article/23878/Saudis-parade-nuclear-missiles-for-the-first-time-in-defiance-of-US-Iranian-nuclear-accord > > [image: > http://www.debka.com/dynmedia/photos/2014/04/29/big/DF3s_Hafr_al-Batan29.4.14.png] > > Saudi Arabia became the first Middle East nation to publicly exhibit its > nuclear-capable missiles. The long-range, liquid propellant DF-3 ballistic > missile (NATO designated CSS-2), purchased from China 27 years ago, was > displayed for the first time at a Saudi military parade Tuesday, April 29, > in the eastern military town of Hafar Al-Batin, at the junction of the > Saudi-Kuwaiti-Iraqi borders. > > The DF-3 has a range of 2,650 km and carries a payload of 2,150 kg. It is > equipped with a single nuclear warhead with a 1-3 MT yield. > > Watched by a wide array of Saudi defense and military dignitaries, headed > by Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Abdulaziz, the parade > marked the end of the large-scale “Abdullah’s Sword” military war game. > > Conspicuous on the saluting stand was the Pakistani Chief of Staff Gen. > Raheel Sharif alongside eminent visitors, including King Hamad of Bahrain > and Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. > debkafile’s military and intelligence sources report the event was > deliberately loaded with highly-significant messages, the foremost of which > was that the Middle East is in the throes of a nuclear arms race in the > wake of the Iranian program. > > 1. The oil kingdom was saying loud and clear that it has obtained nuclear > missiles and is ready to use them in the event of an armed conflict with > Iran. > > 2. The message for Washington was that Riyadh adheres to its adamant > objections to the comprehensive accord for resolving the Iranian nuclear > question which is racing toward its finale with the six world powers led by > the US. The Saudis share Israel’s conviction that this pact - far from > dismantling Iran’s nuclear capacity - will seal the Islamic Republic's > elevation to the status of pre-nuclear power. The result will be a Middle > East war in which the Saudis will take part. > 3. The participation of the nuclear DF-3 missiles in the “Abdullah’s > Sword” exercise signified Riyadh’s estimate that the coming conflict will > see the use of nuclear weapons. > 4. By showing off their ageing Chinese missiles, the Saudis intimated > that they had acquired the more advanced generation of this weapon, which > they are keeping under wraps. debkafile’s intelligence sources report that > in recent visits to Beijing, high-ranking Saudi officials negotiated the > purchase of Dong-Feng 21 (DF-21), whose range is shorter, 1,700 km, but > more precise and effective in view of its terminal radar guidance system. > The West has no information about when the new Chinese missiles were > delivered to Saudi Arabia. > 5. The presence of the top Pakistani soldier at the parade of military > and nuclear hardware was meant as corroboration of Islamabad’s active role > as the source of the Saudi nuclear arsenal. > 6. The Saudis no longer rely on the American nuclear umbrella. They are > developing their own nuclear strike force with the help of China and > Pakistan. > > > > > > __._,_.___ > > > Visit Your > Group<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmODEyb2N0BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzEzOTg5NTY0MTQ-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! > Groups]<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlMWQ0bGpuBF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTM5ODk1NjQxNA--> > > • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> • > Unsubscribe <javascript:> • Terms of > Use<https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> > > __,_._,___ > > >
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