USA vs. Iran

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Habe noch etwas interessantes über die SA-10 ( S-300 ) gefunden inkl Reaktion der Amerikaner :

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To make matters worse, Pentagon officials quietly confirmed that Russia has also sold S-300 missiles to Iran.

According to defense intelligence officials, joint Russian/Iranian crews currently man two S-300 units just outside of Tehran and Iranian Army soldiers are now undergoing operational training on the advanced missile system in Moscow.

The Russian missile sale to Iran may alter the defense equation as viewed by the Pentagon and the oil rich Persian Gulf.

There is no question the S-300 missile is a threat to the air forces of U.S. allies such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Japan, and Taiwan. None are equipped with aircraft that can counter the new Russian missile.

The recent Bush White House declaration that it would not seek to increase the Clinton defense budget may be undermined as the threat Iran's new missile stockpile becomes clearer.

The Almaz S-300PMU is considered the best Russian air defense missile available, equal to the U.S. Army Patriot, and can destroy any current western fighter aircraft.

Pentagon officials quietly assert that that America currently does not have the air power to counter the deadly S-300 missile.

Jamestown defense analyst Richard Fisher noted that in 1999 U.S. defense officials feared that Serbia had obtained S-300 missiles from Russia and might use them to ambush NATO fighter jets in "SAM" traps.

"If the Serbs had the S-300 it would have been a very different air war," stated Fisher flatly.

"Over the Persian Gulf, the S-300 will significantly raise the cost of combat to opposing Arab air forces, and make future U.S. air operations far more difficult."

America Response Needed

"The proliferation of these advanced air-defense weapons is an argument for the F-22, a stealthy, fast air superiority fighter," asserted Jack Spencer, a defense specialist and fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

"This is why we need more B-2s, and long-range air launched cruise missiles that will allow our aging B-52 and B-1 fleets to engage heavily defended targets without getting blown away," warned Spencer.