If it was so cheap---all countries in the world (instead of buying aircrafts ) would have armed themselves to teeth with SRBMs
More reasonable estimates from countries which also have full-cycle of production--like China and Russia---show that SRBM cost is anywhere between 1-2mln$ per unit...
I doubt that Fateh costs 100K$
I read that Iskander missile costs around 3mln$ for Russian defense ministry
Chinese missiles similar to Fateh were sold at 1.5mln$ per unit to Turkey in 2000s
Russian nominal GDP is 1,6 trl$ and GDP PPP is 4trln$---2,5 times bigger----meaning cost of living in Russia is 2,5 times cheaper than in USA.
And here are the dollar prices of military equipment bought by Russian ministry of defense (the price for MoD is cheaper than price for export)...
Labor price, price of services, electricity price, gasoline price, cement price, transportation costs, domestically made metal-cutting equipment, domestic steel and aluminium.........everything is cheaper and in rials.
But 6bln$ in Iran is much more than 6bln$ in USA due to difference in prices---especially after current devaluation of rial.
There are two types of GDP: nominal GDP and GDP PPP
1) nominal GDP is GDP in rials divided by current currency exchange rate-------because Iranian currency has devalued...
Iran needs to establish deterrence----Iran needs to assassinate some American or Israeli official---otherwise this pressure will continue
It is time for Iranian intelligence service to strike back.
Armata T-14 is over-engineered tank and is very expensive---even Russian military itself doesn't buy Armata preferring T-90 and modernized T-72B3 instead.
Regarding helicopters---Iran can buy transport helicopters but it is better for Iran to develop Shahed-216 as domestic heavy attack...
LOL. By bringing Iranian oil exports to zero they made Iran a country that has nothing to lose just like North Korea.
If so, why US failed to isolate North Korea from China (with North Korea's exports to China being 4,5bln$)
USA can't simply have more leverage over China with Chinese exports...
Still leaving NPT is an option if US isolates Iran the way they isolated North Korea....You can not do nothing in times when they make you nothing to lose with bringing oil exports to zero....
Leaving NPT and expelling IAEA inspectors is Iranian response to all these sanctions
I Have no idea...
This is not empty threats...North Korea left NPT in 2003 and now look at them...If illegal pressure continues, Iran will leave NPT meaning all IAEA inspectors will have to leave Iran and then nobody will know what happens in Natanz.
Regarding arms sales to Iran...secondary US sanctions against...
Pentagon estimates 2000 ballistic missiles....I read it in Washington Post and Fox News.
But except these 2000 missiles, Iran might have thousands of Zelzal rockets which could be used as decoys for Patriot air defenses.
Stratfor: How Iran's Missile Attack on American Bases Showcases Its Weapons' Accuracy
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-irans-missile-attack-american-bases-showcases-its-weapons-accuracy-114616
The images paint a picture of precision: The first satellite imagery of the aftermath of...
Meantime another Jew---Steven Mnuchin-United States secretary of the treasury----- Works With China To Cut Off All Iranian Oil Imports
Mnuchin: US Works With China To Cut Off All Iranian Oil Imports...
Former prime minister Olmert propose a war with Iran in Syria
Ehud Olmert: Leave Iran to the American
https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Leave-Iran-to-the-American-614433
The writer was Israel’s 12th prime minister.
The removal of Iranian IRGC Maj.-Gen. Qasem Soleimani in an efficient, limited...
The killing of Iran’s top general was a ‘wake-up call’ to Tehran, Saudi prince says
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/16/qasem-soleimani-killing-was-a-wake-up-call-to-tehran-prince-turki.html
The U.S. airstrike that killed Iran’s top commander showed Tehran that it can’t get away with its...
If Trump is reelected:
Trump: policy of maximum pressure and harsh sanctions will continue until Iran and US will not negotiate a "better deal" with these American demands:
1)stop supporting Hezbollah
2)withdraw from Syria
3)stop supporting Iraqi militias
4)stop supporting Houthis
5)limit...
Rockets Fired at Iraqi Base Hosting U.S. Troops, Iraqi Military Says
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iraq/.premium-missiles-fired-at-iraqi-base-hosting-u-s-troops-report-says-1.8401805