Pentagon concerned about Iran's satellite launch

Well it looks like Iran actually has launched a satellite into space. This is a big concern for the Pentagon and others because this signals Iran's ability to launch missile to the other side of the world.

But Iran insists the space program is for peaceful purposes, just like it's nuke program. See thats why they kept their nuke program secret, dug all their nuke installations deep underground to avoid detection/air-strikes. Those blueprints to build a nuke that the UN found? Don't worry about that, we were only curious.

Good thing President Obama will scrap the missile shield. No need for that. Aero-News

Iran's launch of a low-orbit satellite into orbit this week "is clearly a concern of ours" because it could lead to the development of a ballistic missile system, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Tuesday.

Morrell responded to questions about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's announcement that Iran had launched its first Iranian-built satellite into orbit. A domestically built Ambassador-2 or Safir-2 rocket reportedly carried the satellite into space.[...]

"It is certainly a reason for us to be concerned about Iran and its continued attempts to develop a ballistic missile program of increasingly long range," Morrell said today. "Obviously, there are dual-use capabilities in the technology here which could be applied toward the development of a long-range ballistic missile."

The United States isn't the only country concerned about Iran's activities. "Everybody in the region," including Israel and its Arab neighbors, as well as US allies in Europe and Russia, has raised concern, Morrell said.

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