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December 6, 2016

Iran’s Missile Strategy

A threat to Israel and the West.

The Islamic Republic is in possession of the Middle East’s largest arsenal of missiles, most of which are of the short- and medium-range ballistic variety, and many of which could be equipped with a nuclear warhead. In addition, the Iranian proxy Hizballah has its own massive stockpile of rockets. As Michael Eisenstadt explains, missiles play a crucial role in Tehran’s strategic thinking, and pose a number of dangers:

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