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more about #iran more comments → Mikestan: Looks like they learned how to use Final Cut Pro as well as Photoshop more » not_a_virus.exe.vbs: I am still puzzled why people think Iran has the balls to attack the US. Israel I can understand but not the US, we would put them back into the stone... more » balls187: Uh, how does a fuel system guarantee accuracy? Just better hope the Pentagon used proper encryption on the ACS module. Oh wait. more » Jeb_Hoge: Boy, it's a good thing we didn't waste all that money on missile defense in Europe, isn't it? more » ninjagin: So does this mean that Iran can finally annex the Sudetenland? more » pipplo: I'm curious as to how a satellite detects a liquid rocket being fueled? What exactly are they detecting there? more » Scotland: I don't get why people are up in arms about the Iranian "Sajjil-2 solid-fuel missiles" A recent poll has shown that 7 out of 5 people approved of it. more » Gordonium: 'Scuse me while I Google some preparatory information... Hmm... image uploader is a bucket o' fail today... more » The5thElephant: Scary? Not in the least. The likelihood that any country will nuke any other country in the near future is essentially nil. The retribution from the... more » Akhen: Personally, I think a handful of missiles in the hands of an unstable theocratic republic bothers me as equally as thousands of missiles in the hands ... more » TonyWonder: Iran with a nuke will bring peace to the middle east finally... it'll force the US and Israel to the negotiating table and take Iran seriously. Lets s... more » valkilmerisawful: Off-beat question, what does a corrosive liquid have to do with propulsion stability? If it were mentioned that liquid sloshing around in a tank unde... more » Voyou_Charmant: I would care about this if the source were not the idiotically hawkish, ultra conservative Weekly Standard. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: I'd be afraid, but in the end we'd find out it's like WarGames, in that the missiles are just a badly photoshopped/After Effected shot fed into our co... more » OCEntertainment: Iran, circa like a billion years ago: "Very Bad News: U.S. Has Nukes" more » -
#weapons
Very Bad News: Iran Now Has Solid-Fuel Missiles
This is really scary news: Iran has successfully tested their Sajjil-2 yesterday. Why is this really scary? Because it is a two-stage solid fuel missile, which represents a giant leap in reaching the continental United States. Here's how: More » -
#weapons
Iran Tests Long Distance Missile Capable of Reaching Europe
You know it's going to be one of those Mondays when Iranian nutters claim that they successfully tested the Shahab-3—their first multi-stage missile, capable of reaching Europe. Even worse: The multi-stage opens the door for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles. More » -
#iran
McCain Wants Predators to Provide Wi-Fi for Iranians
Reportedly, Senator John McCain wants Predators to provide with uncensored Wi-Fi coverage to the people of Iran. I don't know if this is even technically possible, but its so preposterous and fantastically cool that I love the idea: More » -
#censorship
Nokia, Siemens Helped Iran Rig Networks for Government Control
The role of the internet in Iran's recent unrest has been stunning; so too have been the regime's efforts to minimize it. Luckily for the government, Iran's networks are rigged for suppression, courtesy of Nokia and Siemens. More » -
#photoshop
Ahmadinejad Lying Again With Photoshop
We knew about Ahmadinejad's crappy Photoshop skills before. This photo—cloning supporters to make a bigger crowd—is just confirmation that he and his minions are a bunch of morons. [Kheirkhah via Boing Boing] -
#oops
The One Place You Definitely Don't Want To See a Windows Error Message
On the control screen of the nuclear power plant in the port of Bushehr, Iran. [UPI] -
#space
Iran Puts Its First Satellite Into Orbit
On the 30th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Mahmoud and friends have put their first functional satellite into orbit, carried there from a domestically-made Safir 2 rocket. More » -
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#essay
Dear Iran: Barbie Ain't So Bad, But Robot Vacs Are Evil
This week, Iran told Barbie, "We have to talk." It's not an all-out Dear John situation, but the blonde dolly may need to tread lightly in the country. She's not the only one: Spider-Man, Batman and Harry Potter are already on the clerical watch list. Yep, the country that brought you carpets, backgammon, ethanol, windmills and carrots—one that until the Islamic Revolution in 1979 was the most progressive state in the Islamic world—is considering a Barbie Ban. When I saw that, I wondered what other products had been branded off limits, and which gadgets were left for the Barbie-less boys and girls to play with. Turns out, the mullahs might not have their priorities straight. More »
