Shahab-5
Shahab-5 (meaning "Meteor-5") is an Iranian long-range ballistic missile, that was rumoured to exist as early as 1998. It is thought to be based upon the North Korean Taepodong-2, with a first stage based upon the Soviet RD-0216. The potential range of the missile is estimated to be between 4,000 and 4,300 km, with a warhead payload of 700 to 1,000 kg.
Shahab-5
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- ballistic missile.
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- Iran.
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Shahab-5 (meaning "Meteor-5") is an Iranian long-range ballistic missile, that was rumoured to exist as early as 1998. It is thought to be based upon the North Korean Taepodong-2, with a first stage based upon the Soviet RD-0216. The potential range of the missile is estimated to be between 4,000 and 4,300 km, with a warhead payload of 700 to 1,000 kg.
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Some analysts have suggested that Iran’s development of the Shahab‑5 was influenced by cooperation and technology transfers involving North Korean and Russian missile programs in the late 1990s.
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- 1.Shahab-5 / Kosar - Iran Missiles. nuke.fas.org.
- 2.U.S. Department of Defense. Proliferation: Threat and Response. DIANE Publishing. 38. 2001. 1-4289-8085-7.
- 3.Shahab-5 / Kosar - Iran Missiles. www.globalsecurity.org.
- 4.Iranian Weapons of Mass Destruction: The Birth of a Regional Nuclear Arms Race?, Anthony H. Cordesman & Adam C. Seitz, ABC-CLIO, 2009, page 123
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