Israel Matzav: US Defense Dept: Iranian missiles could reach US by 2015

US Defense Dept: Iranian missiles could reach US by 2015

A report delivered to Congress on Monday night by the US Department of Defense warns that Iran could have missiles that will be capable of reaching the US by 2015.

"With sufficient foreign assistance, Iran could probably develop and test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of reaching the United States by 2015," the report by the US Department of Defense states.

It adds that "Iran's nuclear program and its willingness to keep open the possibility to develop nuclear weapons is a central part of its deterrent strategy."

The report indicates that while Iran has a sizeable conventional military force, it would be no match for a “well trained, sophisticated military such as that of the United States or its allies" in the event of armed conflict.

Well, isn't that just great? Iran won't be able to conquer the US, but it can shoot weapons of mass destruction that can reach the US. Doesn't that make all of you Americans feel good?

But what's more striking is the reference to Iran's 'deterrent strategy.' Iran, which is still a second or third-rate power has a deterrent strategy, but the United States, which was a superpower until January 2009, is in the process of dismantling its deterrents by agreeing not to develop further anti-missile weapons as part of the START treaty.

At the rate we're going, the US may soon be asking Israel to protect it rather than vice versa. And Obama could still be President (God forbid) in 2015.

What could go wrong?

Israel Matzav: US Defense Dept: Iranian missiles could reach US by 2015