Iran's rocket and missile forces and strategic options a report of the CSIS Burke Chair in Strategy
Iran's rocket and missile forces serve a wide range of Iranian strategic objectives. These forces range from relatively short-range artillery rockets that support its ground forces and limit the need for close air support to long-range missiles that can reach any target in the region and the de...
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Washington, DC Lanham, MD
Center for Strategic and International Studies Rowman & Littlefield
2014
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Table of Contents:
- Iranian politics and their impact on Iran's missiles and nuclear warhead programs
- Setting the stage: Iran's missile and rocket programs and their impact on the gulf and regional military balance
- Iran's artillery rocket programs
- Iran's shorter range missiles
- Iran's medium and long-range missile programs
- Assessing warfighting capabilities of Iran's current and future medium and longer-range ballistic missile force
- Cruise missiles
- Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS) and unmmaned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVS)
- The missile defense challenge
- Impact on deterrence and warfighting