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New Russian Weapon Hides In Shipping Container

shmG writes "A Russian company is marketing a devastating new cruise missile system that can be hidden inside a shipping container, giving any merchant vessel the capability to wipe out an aircraft carrier. Potential customers for the formidable 'Club-K' system include Kremlin allies Iran and Venezuela, say defense experts. They worry that countries could pass on the satellite-guided missiles, which are very hard to detect, to terrorist groups. This is a scary new development in the global arms race that allows for the proliferation of cruise missiles to anyone who will pay for them — even terrorists. This could be the next big thing in strategic weapons, as they can appear anywhere there is a container ship. The company even made a commercial and posted it onto the Internet." The article notes that a Russian defense expert said that "as far as he understood, the Club-K was still at the concept stage."

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  1. Re:Taking out capital ships? by Uberbah · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Of course, Israel (unlike Hezbollah) limited itself to launch sites

    Do you think I was peaking hypothetically about doctors houses shelled by the IDF, schools bombed by the IDF (after telling civilians to use it for shelter) and bombing clearly marked U.N. vehicles? Israel has launched attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, and Egypt. Whereas Iran hasn't attacked one of it's neighbors in 200 years.

    Everyone gets ONE chance to totally submit to muslim authority, anyone who doesn't immediately takes that option gets killed, or tortured and killed if they can do it (the actually "preferred way" to do it is crucifixion in sharia).

    A load of xeonophobic crap.