USA vs. Iran

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Für Raketentests ist es vollkommen egal, wie das Ziel ausschaut. Interessant ist nur die Entfernung und die Größe der anvisierten Fläche. Die ist für einen gewissen Typus von Basen spezifisch, aber nicht zwangsläufig für eine konkrete Basis. Offiziell sehen die Planungen vor alle(?) 35 benachbarten US-Basen zerstören zu können.

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Iranian Mines, Missiles Can Easily Shut Hormuz

TEHRAN (FNA)- As Iranian lawmakers are preparing a bill requiring the government to close the Strait of Hormuz, some in the West are asking how Tehran can do so, except for drowning an oil tanker in the midst of the waterway which is the easiest way of cutting the world oil lifeline for months.

In addition to its short, mid, and long missiles, Tehran has a range of other weapons it can use to close down the vital oil artery.

These include the hard-to-detect "rocket mine" that's triggered by the distinctive magnetic our acoustic signature of a ship, such as a US aircraft carrier, and then launches a propelled 600-pound warhead at the target. Then there's the Russian MDM6, equally difficult to detect, that can tackle multiple targets. It lies on the seabed that fires a torpedo-like warhead when it senses a vessel. Both these mines can be laid by Iran's Kilo-class submarines.

As the United States builds up its forces in the Persian Gulf, including the recent arrival of four new mines countermeasures ships to boost US-British minesweeping strength to 12, the New York Times quoted a senior Defense Department official as saying: "The message to Iran is, 'Don't even think about it'. Don't even think about closing the strait. We'll clear the mines.
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By some accounts, Iran is believed to have as many as 3,000 sea mines. Some estimates go as high as 5,000, but no one knows the exact number as Iran never discloses all its capabilities and arsenals.
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