• Deadly blasts hit Iran arms depot
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[IMG]http://www.lastclicknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bbc-logo1-300x175.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE][B]Seventeen soldiers have been killed in an explosion at a military base near Iran's capital Tehran, officials say.[/B] The blast occurred when weapons were being moved inside a Revolutionary Guards depot, a spokesman for the elite unit told state TV. Windows in nearby buildings were shattered and the blast was heard in central Tehran, 40 km (25 miles) away. Two hours after the explosion a fire still raged and there were traffic jams on nearby roads, a local reporter said. The death toll was revised down from an earlier figure released by the Revolutionary Guards of 27. Local MP Hossein Garousi said "a large part of an ammunition depot exploded," parliament's website reported. Revolutionary Guards spokesman Ramezan Sharif did not say what had caused the "accident" in the village of Bidganeh, near the city of Karaj. "Some of the casualties are reported to be in a critical condition," he said. An emergency worker said that 12 people had been taken to hospital. Karaj resident Kaveer told the BBC's Newshour programme that the sound was "deafening". "We were kind of shocked. I just ran out of the house and looked around," he said. Economic force An elite military force, the Revolutionary Guard was set up shortly after the 1979 Iranian revolution to defend the country's Islamic system. It has since become a major military, political and economic force in Iran. The Revolutionary Guard has been targeted by UN sanctions aimed at pressuring Iran to halt uranium enrichment. There have been occasional unexplained explosions in Iran before. Eighteen people were killed in a blast at a Revolutionary Guards base in the north-western Lorestan province in October 2010. The latest blast comes at a time of heightened tensions over Iran's nuclear ambitions. The UN's nuclear watchdog the IAEA released a report on Tuesday which, correspondents say, prompted new fears that Iran's nuclear programme has a military objective. There has also been speculation in Israel's media that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering ordering strikes against Iran's nuclear sites, in the hope of stalling or ending its programme. Iran says its nuclear programme has purely civilian aims.[/QUOTE] [B]SOURCE:[/B][url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-15705948[/url] I wonder how much they're not telling us.
[quote]Iran says its nuclear programme has purely civilian aims.[/quote] I find that hard to believe.
It is sad to hear that 17 lives were lost in the explosion.
Accident. Thank god. I was hoping when reading the title this wasn't like and Israeli strike, or they weren't blaming it on the West.
[QUOTE]There have been occasional unexplained explosions in Iran before.[/QUOTE] Occasional? Sounds like they are either not maintaining their equipment properly, or something is going on that they don't want people to know about. I recently watched a documentary (I forget the name of it) describing how the social situation in Iran is far less stable than they would hope for us to think.
Clearly Israeli sabotage and provocation. We're boned.
Almost expected to read about an Israeli attack.
Does the Iranian military specifically seek out morons to handle explosives? Really, this needs to stop, shit keeps blowing up and it's all accidents. Though I agree with you guys there's probably some more to the story.
To be quite honest with you I think was either an outside attack or a internal fuck up.
New high tech warfare. US satellites spy on arms depots, everyone's all the time. When we have issues with a country, such as now with Iran, any time we see them moving a pile of explosives around we hit it with a space based laser. Instant untraceable explosion. It sends a message to the country- you can be hit in more ways than one and there's nothing you can do about it, back down.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;33253159]New high tech warfare. US satellites spy on arms depots, everyone's all the time. When we have issues with a country, such as now with Iran, any time we see them moving a pile of explosives around we hit it with a space based laser. Instant untraceable explosion.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://cdn1.globalissues.org/i/military/11/country-distribution-2010.png[/IMG] It wouldn't surprise me.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;33253159]New high tech warfare. US satellites spy on arms depots, everyone's all the time. When we have issues with a country, such as now with Iran, any time we see them moving a pile of explosives around we hit it with a space based laser. Instant untraceable explosion. It sends a message to the country- you can be hit in more ways than one and there's nothing you can do about it, back down.[/QUOTE] That's ridiculous. It's more likely to be domestic terrorism than a US attack. Although it probably was just an accident.
What would make a better movie, my version or your 'accident' version? I rest my case.
[QUOTE=Ryder1337;33253252][IMG]http://cdn1.globalissues.org/i/military/11/country-distribution-2010.png[/IMG] It wouldn't surprise me.[/QUOTE] For those unaware, the United States' military budget in 2010 was $698,105,000,000, roughly $2,000 for every person in the U.S. Just for fun, that's about $18,000 for every American living below the poverty line.
[QUOTE=flyschy;33253856]That's ridiculous. It's more likely to be domestic terrorism than a US attack. Although it probably was just an accident.[/QUOTE] Pretty sure it was a joke, man..
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;33253159]New high tech warfare. US satellites spy on arms depots, everyone's all the time. When we have issues with a country, such as now with Iran, any time we see them moving a pile of explosives around we hit it with a space based laser. Instant untraceable explosion. It sends a message to the country- you can be hit in more ways than one and there's nothing you can do about it, back down.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/Xfi50.jpg[/IMG] Chance favors the prepared mind.
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