Friday, March 18, 2005
Ukraine sold cruise missiles to Iran, but don't worry, they didn't include the nuclear warheads they were designed to carry. This reminds me of when I get food from the takeout place next door and they ask me, "You need utensils?" and I say, "No thanks, I have my own..."
Ukraine says exported long-range missiles to Iran
It quoted Ukraine's prosecutor general Svyatoslav Piskun as saying 18 X-55 cruise missiles, also known as Kh-55s or AS-15s, were exported in 2001, although none was exported with the nuclear warheads they were designed to carry.
The X-55 had a range of 3,000 kilometers (1,864 miles), enough to put Japan within striking range of the Asian continent or to reach Israel from Iran, said the newspaper, adding Piskun's statement was the first confirmation by a government official of the exports...
