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Obering Sees Iran Able To Hit U. S. Targets By 2015 To 2017

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Monday, July 21st, 2008

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European Missile Defense System Urgently Needed Worrisome Threats Uttered By Iranian Leader Cited European Interceptor Design Not Risky, Won't Involve Major Changes From Already-Proven Rocket Components: Obering There is no time to waste in erecting a European Missile Defense (EMD) shield, because Iran will have an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking targets in the United States by 2015 to 2017, the top U.S. missile defense leader said. Lt. Gen. Henry "Trey" Obering III, the Missile Defense Agency director,…

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