re: #156 Michele: Out of the closet, Into the fire
And here’s a really scary thought. If they haven’t already shared this tech with N. Korea, will they be willing to do so in exchange for N. Korean research data on nuclear weapons?
AFAICT - and a quick Wiki probe can confirm - it’s the other way round: many (most?) Iranian ballistic missile systems are domestically made, but derived from North Korean designs/originals (NoKo: Arsenal Of Dictatorship). Their origins go back, ultimately, to old Soviet-era weapons systems, but have been continually up-engineered and up-teched. Which the Norks have made into a (?) thriving export business, and which the Iranians latched onto. Their latest generation of missiles are, I think, the Fateh series: SRBMs whose main improvements seem to been to their guidance systems. Which investment seems to have been borne out if the Al-Asad/Erbil attacks are the evidence.