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Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3724048.ece
Spy Photos Reveal Secret Launch Site for Iran's Long-Range Missiles
[Times-UK] Michael Evans - The secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has been uncovered by new satellite photographs. The imagery has pinpointed the facility, about 230 km. southeast of Tehran, from where the Iranians launched their Kavoshgar 1 "research rocket" on Feb. 4. Analysis of the photographs taken by the Digital Globe QuickBird satellite four days after the launch indicates to experts that it is the same site where Iran is developing a ballistic missile with a range of 4,000 miles (6,000 km.). Avital Johanan, the editor of Jane's Proliferation, said analysis of the Iranian site indicated that Tehran may be about five years away from developing a 4,000-mile ballistic missile.