Iran Buying Nuks from North Korea, WWIII

Iran is testing it's medium range missile, Shahab-3, with a reach of 1,300 km (800 miles), as it may be capable of carrying a nuclear payload. The Shahab-3 has received the most attention in the West because it has a long range capable of striking Israel. Iran denies it is pursuing nuclear weapons. But would they really admit to pursuing nuclear weapons? Of course not.

Type	Shahab-3
Service history
In service	2003–present
Used by	Iran
Production history
Manufacturer	Iran
Variants	A,B,C,D
Specifications
Diameter	1.2 m (3 ft 11 in)
Warhead	One (990 kg/2,200 lb) - five cluster warheads in new models (280 kg/620 lb) each warhead, each warhead can target different destinations.Capable of carrying a nuclear payload.
Engine	Liquid & Solid (for models made after 2006)
Operational range	1,930 km (1,200 mi)
Flight altitude	400 km
Speed	2.4 km/s at altitude 10-30 km in final stage which is about mach 7
Guidance system	inertial

Iran and North Korea have signed a scientific and technological co-operation agreement, bringing the two nations deeply at odds with the US closer together.
The deal also involves the transfer of technology in the fields of information technology, energy, environment, agriculture and food.
The US has repeatedly accused North Korea of providing Iran with advanced missiles capable of targeting Western European capitals.
Last year, Iran denied a UN panel report saying that North Korea and Iran appear to have been regularly exchanging ballistic missiles, components and technology in violation of UN sanctions.
Iran’s state TV said the agreement was signed in Tehran in the presence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and North Korea’s nominal head of state, Kim Yong-nam, by Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Kamran Daneshjoo and North Korea’s Foreign Minister Pak Ui-chun.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Kim, the North Korean Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, that North Korea and Iran have "common enemies."enemies."

The original Shahab 3 missile is nearly identical to the North Korean No Dong 1 missile, and almost certainly is based on technology and parts from North Korea.



Khan said Benazir Bhutto visited North Korea, adding,  Then the North Koreans came to Pakistan and received money from Benazir Bhutto so that we could start the missile program … It was not that costly; I think it was hardly worth $50 million.”
Iran’s main nuclear warhead-ready missile is the Shahab-3, the renamed North Korean No-Dong 1, which is based on a Russian Scud-C design. In Farsi, Shahab means Meteor. While Iran possesses various North Korean missiles relabeled with Farsi names such as the Shabab-1 and Shabab-2, the Shahab-3 is uniquely suited to deliver a nuclear bomb to Israel. The Shahab-3 is designed to carry a warhead of approximately 800-1000 kilograms, and boasts a range of some 1200 kilometers — far enough to reach Israel.