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SS: Israel's retaliatory strike against Iran took out a critical component in Iran's ballistic missile program.

According to publications, Iran possesses around 2,000 long-range ballistic missiles. The existing arsenal was not affected, but only the production capabilities of new missiles (as published, planetary mixers, etc.). The meaning is that Iran will from now on operate in an arms economy, because the existing missile stockpile in its possession will not be able to grow in the near future (months or years to come).

The mixers are highly sophisticated equipment that Iran cannot produce on its own and must purchase from China.
Remanufacturing the mixers could take at least a year.

One of the reasons we have not really heard European condemnations of Israel's attack on Iran is that the attack serves the security goals of the Europeans (and the US), who stand by the Ukrainians, and strive to prevent ballistic missiles from Iran from reaching Russia.

https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/israeli-strikes-mean-iran-can-no-longer-export-missiles-to-russia-2wxh68kv0

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17 comments

  1. SS: Israel’s retaliatory strike against Iran took out a critical component in Iran’s ballistic missile program.

    According to publications, Iran possesses around 2,000 long-range ballistic missiles. The existing arsenal was not affected, but only the production capabilities of new missiles (as published, planetary mixers, etc.). The meaning is that Iran will from now on operate in an arms economy, because the existing missile stockpile in its possession will not be able to grow in the near future (months or years to come).

    The mixers are highly sophisticated equipment that Iran cannot produce on its own and must purchase from China.
    Remanufacturing the mixers could take at least a year.

    One of the reasons we have not really heard European condemnations of Israel’s attack on Iran is that the attack serves the security goals of the Europeans (and the US), who stand by the Ukrainians, and strive to prevent ballistic missiles from Iran from reaching Russia.

  4. Just one more thing the ignorant hypocritical “Progressives” in the west owe Israel. Add it to the list.

  6. Is this just speculation like that routine statements that Russia is going to be out of tanks/missiles/money/ and so on any day now, or is there any substance to this? I guess time will tell.

  7. I can just hear the conversation between Biden and Netanyahu: Bibi, you sonofabitch, I know you have to retaliate or some malarkey. Take out the missile factory to hurt Russia, give the Iranians a heads up to lessen casualties, and I’ll let Kamala know.

  8. I very much doubt it. Iran provided Russia with missiles with just a range of around 90 miles, those are closer to Himars then to MRBM’s they used to attack Israel. It’s a completely different type of missile and manufacturing process.

  10. Idk man, if history is any precedant, repairing such facilites when not under constant enemy fire shouldn’t be of much trouble especially to a countru so devoted to war like iran.

  14. > The mixers are highly sophisticated equipment that Iran cannot produce on its own and must purchase from China.

    So roughly how much do they cost? Are they on Alibaba?

    > Remanufacturing the mixers could take at least a year.

    Not in Iran, if they can’t make them. What’s so complicated about manufacturing them? I would imagine mixing solids/liquids is not too hard.

  15. This article should be treated with a healthy dose of skepticism, as it makes strong claims with virtually no evidence, apart a quote from an unidentified “intelligence source”, who could literally be anyone, saying it might be “up to two years” before Iran can resume missile exports.

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