Explosion seen as big setback to Iran’s missile program

Explosion seen as big setback to Iran’s missile program. Gosh, Iran’s had such bad luck with their peaceful weapons of mass destruction program. They’ve endured Stuxnet, fatal accidents to top scientists and now this. You’d think someone didn’t want Iran to be able to launch ballistic missiles with nuclear weapons on them or something.

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  • I wonder if Zero will be like Clinton and sell ( for massive campaign contributions ) the Iranians the technology ( ball bearing machinery ) to launch their missiles .

    Maybe for some campaign contributions , another company like the Southwest Products Corporation can be purchased like the Chinese did in 1996 . In 1996 Bill Clinton signed an executive order transferring control of satellite technology to the Dept. Of Commerce. This released all kind of technology to the Chinese.

    In 1999 the Defense Authorization Act required that the President notify Congress whether a transfer of missile and space technology would harm the US space lauch program or help China's missile program.

    On September 29 2009 , Obama signed a "presidental determination " that delegated authority for determining whether missile and space technology should be approved by Commerce Secretary Gary Locke. Gary Locke is , as of July 27th 2011 the US Ambassador to Communist China.

    What's next ?