Shahab-3
The
Shahab-3 is a
ballistic missile developed indigenously by
Iran. With a
range of 1300km, it can reach
Israel, which has prompted concern in that nation. The
missile, based on the
Nodong-1, was tested from
1998-
2003. It was added to the
military arsenal on
July 7,
2003, with an official unveiling by
Ayatollah Khamenei on
July 20. Iranian Defense Minister
Admiral Shamkhani has denied allegations that Iran plans to develop a Shahab-4.
The Shahab-3 was first seen in public on September 25, 1998 in Azadi Square, Tehran in a parade held to commemorate the Iranian Sacred Defence Week, anniversary of the beginning of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war.
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