Please understand that US surveillance sattelites are accurate enough to view a human face from space. This photograph may be all they can disclose to the media, but it's certainly not all that intelligence analysts have to look at. I would think that those of you living in range of Iran, our supposed allies, would not want a nuclear device detonating in Isreal. Ever hear of fallout?

Jason, Ohio, USA

The more I read, the madder I get. It's easy to complain about American "imperialism" from the safety of your european beds. You'd all be speaking German right now if not for the blood of our countrymen. You have a lot of nerve. The next time you need us, don't bother calling, we've saved your countries TWICE already.

Jason, Ohio, USA

and usa can tell this from a satalite photo ? impressive

emile , London, United Kingdom

julian date > how can Mr Bush be keeping you safe , there are more deaths in iraq on american soldiers than deaths inside usa because of this war ! the usa invading iraq has created many deaths. and the fact is they would not of happend if usa didnt invade,(check the facts!) but i suppose as long as you feel safe in little freedomville you can forget about the rest of the world (as they say ignorance is bliss) :(

emile , London, United Kingdom

My comment on yours:
The comments I'm reading here terrify me far more than the threat of Iran.
* dont worry, be happy. The MOtive is hate and hate has never been a logical reason for areaction. So all those comments are and remain ineffective. It goes since nearly 30 years.

Why do so many people hate this country and it's leaders so much?
* Because they can not sell their Wracks there any more
Because they can not abuse the country as a take-away-shop without ever paying
* because they were or were kept - through false Propaganda - they had leased and had take on the technic, the Sciences, the ability to developping and now they must see that also the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of IRAN makes all these things and that withoput asking for permission and invite western selfnamed "Experts" to "Help" and most important:Because the normal western know: they have been cheated all the time.

half will scream for peace and swear we deserved
* there will be no Nuc-Explusion, but a Inplusion
Greeting

faribors, Karlsruhe, Germany

It is laughable to think that some people in the United States still believe that if we are nice to these people they will not kill any more of us. WRONG the truth is Mr. Truthville these Islamic Terrorist want to end our way of life. We have been at war with them since the late 70's we have ingnored or accepted it as a nusiance until 9-11-2001. That is a shame that Presidents of the past did not do more when they could. I am not saying George bush has done everything right not by a long shot, but he has done the right thing and made the hard choices to keep us safe. I am proud of America and its troups that keep us safe.

Julian Date, Fredomville,

The comments I'm reading here terrify me far more than the threat of Iran.

Why do so many people hate this country and it's leaders so much?

It will take a nuclear explosion in down town New York City to wake half of them up; the other half will scream for peace and swear we deserved it.

GiLL, Fort Walton Beach , Florida

History repeats. We've seen photos like these before and they turned out to be either misleading or flat-out false (one photo claimed to be of an Iraqi WMD factory actually turned out to have been taken over a completely different country).
Iran is not a threat to anyone. Iran has continuously worked with outside inspectors, holding no information back. Iran claims to be enriching uranium to be used in nuclear power plants, and there is no evidence whatsoever to indicate that that is a lie.
Meanwhile, the two "shining beacons of hope and goshdarned-goodness", the USA and Israel, DO have nuclear weapons, with the USA being the ONLY country in history to have actually used them against another country. Israel never, ever allows outside inspectors to check their WMD stockpile and, to this day, remains the ONLY country in the Middle-East to use force and aggression against another people on a daily basis, unchecked and unhindered by the rest of the world.

Lenn, Truthville, The Real World

While Bush tries to pick a fight with the wolf at the door, he fails to notice that the beams and supports of his house are riddled with woodworm. If the house comes crashing down, it will have little to do with the Iranians, the Iraqis or anyone else in the Middle East - more likely to be the credit derivatives exposure of the banks of America.

Phil, Bishop's Stortford,

So Israel, the UK and USA, all countries which regularly attack others, can have these weapons, but not Iran?

This is yet another 'dossier' to whip-up anti-Iranian hysteria and support the forthcoming Israeli-American attack on Iran.

I just pray that the UK does not act as America's poodle once again.

Andy, Leeds,

There are 2 ways to look at evidence. One is to mine it for as much objective evidence as possible. The other is to demonize and deny anything that does not fit into one's ideological vision. The existence of a train track leads logically to the probability of a train coming anytime. Those who deny the probability, and .make their children's beds on the tracks will blame somebody else . Prudence is a good idea.

Ed Robertson, Leawood, Kansas

Iran is a theocracy, Israel and the US are not. If you can't tell the difference then a quick trip to each country with a bible in your hands will help you figure it out.

Arabs and muslims in Israel have more rights than people in muslim countries. Iran has repeatedly stated its intent to destroy Israel, as have its proxies in Hamas and Hizballah. The palestinians, who used to cash cheques from Saddam for suicide bombings, also want to annihiliate Israel.

The US used 2 atomic bombs to end the war rather than invade Japan, which was estimated could have cost 5 million lives. Imperial Japan was a very sinister regime and was killing 250,000 Chinese a month during WW2.

And finally, anyone who thinks the US State Dept is a tool of Bushitler and his cronies, doesn't know anything about US politics. The State Dept and CIA have been at war with the White House since Bush took office and oppose and undermine him at every turn.

Joe Melnick, Charlottesville, USA

This article is a great example of propaganda, which doesn't directly say Iran is going to attack, but insinuates. Iran has no reason to launch a missile into Europe. And it very well knows that if it did launch one, it would be instantly incinerated. So, it won't. It would be suicide.

Notice how the satellite picture reveals absolutely nothing. There are no before and after pics. And even if they do have before and after pics, they are just pictures of buildings. I don't see any missile silos, etc. Anyone who studies the philosophy of science would instantly know evidence is clearly lacking.

The United States engaged in preventive war with Iraq (not to be confused with preemptive). If Iran used that same military doctrine, it would have longed bombed Washington, given all the tough talk toward Iran. Bush's favorite philosopher is Jesus. Perhaps he should reread the gospels where the notion of the hypocrite is described

Mike, Somerville, MA

There really shouldn't be a debate about the intentions of the Iranian government. It wants the ability to protect its borders because it believes that it is under seige by the United States who has labeled it part of an "axis of evil". This occurred despite Iranian cooperation with the United States in pursuing Taliban and Al Qaida elements in Afghanistan. Does Iran want instability and unrest in Iraq and Afghanistan? Of course not. It doesn't serve their interests to have these conditions on their borders. The fact is that Iran developed long- standing relations with Shia and Kurdish resistance to Saddam's regime when the United States should have taken the lead in this effort. Instead, it left the Shia and the Kurds to be slaughtered numerous times at the hands of Saddam. These brokered peace agreements with Iran at the helm should not surprise the United States. In regards to long range missiles, the CIA says a nuclear weapons program doesn't exist to arm them. What's the fuss?

Mario Carbajal, Crestline, U.S./ CA

It is primarily because of colonial and imperialistic attitudes that Africa and the Middle East is how it is today. Haven't we done enough damage already.

Tripe, and bad history. Let us turn the matter around and point out that the Middle East is as it is today because Islam is an imperial religion. It was spread by warlike tribes who conquered and colonized the civilized regions to the north, east and west. Cairo began as a military colony of Arabs, ser apart from the largely Christian population that was over the century , almost absorbed into their culture. The overthrow of Muslim government by the French and then the British during the 19th Century led to a partial "modernization" of Egyptian government, and so the tables were partially turned with Christians now enjoying a degree of freedom under British rule. The reaction began as British power ebbed away after World War II, abd after "Arab Nationalism" proved to be a flash in the pan, Islamism made its appearance.

John Schuh, Lake Dallas, Texas

You lefties are consistent, I'll give you that. What part of "Never Again" don't you get? Let's see, Israel already has nuclear war heads and the delivery systems to take out Iran and anyone else in the neighborhood that threatens it with extinction. Right. Now. Tonight. Not five years from now. So? Who's the moron? Keep pushing it and we'll all see if they really mean "Never". Any bets?

Mcman, westchester, usa/new york

How come Iran can do all this yet has to import gasoline due to an inability to refine the stuff??

Don, Singapore,

DE JA VUE people! And we're to believe this is an actaul missle building sight? This is coming from the same administration that brought us the Iraq war. Oh yeh, weapons of mass destruction. Wake up America! Impeach them all!

Mike , Salina, Kansas

looks like a tomato weighing station to me with some packing faciltiies. Well i got the weather ballon mobile facilities right last time - may by i am wrong this time.

mark, Karlsruhe, Germany

Michael Evans, the author of the piece, is a Neo-conservative. Evans's father provides financial support to the Likud Party. His grandfather owns sizable amounts of property in the occupied territories.

Sol, Derbyshire, England

Ask yourself this: Would you want Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany to be creating nuclear weapons and missile sites? If you answer in the positive, you are a suicidal fool. I rest my case.

Michael B Babbitt, Bothell, USA/WA

How magical! you experts can look at a picture of some buildings and conclude : "...Tehran may be about five years away from developing a 6,000km ballistic missile." I can't see any 5 year indicator in this picture!
The fact is that U.S. is going to build a missile shield against Russia, not Iran. They're just trying to divert attentions from their actual purposes, and thankfully Russians seem to be clever enough to see what goes on. You can find thousands of these 40 meter buildings all around Iran.

Nima, Mashad, Iran

I fear I fear the things I hear
The steady drumbeat of war,
We torture, bomb and kill, including innocent at will
and yet the world wants more.

A well known book has a verse that says, " We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, and spiritual wickedness in high places.

I implore you to examine your own governments agenda. Is it hegemony, world dominion, the continued existence of it or them as world superpower (aka bully) ? Who gives them the right to assign to themselves the title of "righteous" and everyone who is not inline with them as "evil", while they blindly turn their eyes and engage in business with other countries that perpetrate and facilitate far greater "evils" in this world. I see blatant hypocrisy.

It is primarily because of colonial and imperialistic attitudes that Africa and the Middle East is how it is today. Haven't we done enough damage already.

Please...no more meddling.

Gary Swi, N/Y, N/Y USA

I guess now the US is going to tell Iran they can't have a space program.

"Dr Forden said that the Kavoshgar launch did not demonstrate any significant advances in ballistic missile technology. “But it does reveal the likely future development of Iran's missile programme,” he said."

What an idiotic statement. Are they not supposed to have any "future development" of their country's missile technology? Who the heck has the right to tell a country they can't develop missile technology? As a sovereign nation, they have every right to do that. The US government has adopted a preemptive strike mentality. What more do you have to say?! Iraq was a threat to the US? Give me a break. And now we're being told that Iran poses a threat to this country. We should all be ashamed of what we are letting happen to this country. We're going to kill hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of Iranians so Israel can be uncontested in the middle east. Wake up America! This has got to stop.

Mark, DeLand, FL

Looks like an IKEA and Toysrus retail park to me.

Jeff, Wales, Wales

Looking down on it I am sure I can see the trucks leaving with the weapons of mass destruction....oh wait, wrong sattelite picture, same experts though.

charlie thomson, singapore, singapore

Technology is going to make things exponentially more dangerous year by year. International Affairs must be handled by educated men, not little "wannbe cowboys" and delusional Apocalyptic believers. The historical grievances must be addressed. America cannot bomb the whole world into submission. Israel must get a grip on 3,500 years of inbreeding leading to it's delusional "chosen people" fantasy. We are at a "Get Along", or die point. What do YOU want to see for your Families?

William Chandler, Taylor, USA

Interesting how so many of you equate secular governments with theocracies. Do you truly believe both types of governments are motivated by the same reasoning? If you do, I suggest you leave your "horrid" western country and spend some time living under a theocracy. Try residing in a country where your dear leader takes to the airwaves calling for the complete annihilation of other countries to allow the return of a supernatural being to unify the world under Islam.

If you think that system and that behavior are equivalent to western countries -- you need a psychiatric evaluation.

Also remember, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is NOT running the show in Iran. He is a figurehead, a TOOL of the religious leaders. Supreme Ayatollah Khamenei is the actual leader of the government and the military and Ahmadinejad answers to him.

Sal L., Colorado, USA

I'm not afraid of the Iranian people, or of mainstream Islam, but I am afraid of the Islamic religious extremists who control the Iranian Government. So, it seems, are many Iranians.

Those who use their religious belief as an excuse to sponsor suicide bomb attacks on ordinary men. women and children, going about their daily lives, are not to be trusted with long range missiles and nuclear weapons technology.

I hold no brief for American foreign policy, but it has to be admitted that they have only used their nuclear weapons twice, to bring to a quick end an all-out war launched against them, with no prior declaration, by a ruthless and determined enemy. They cannot be blamed for not wanting the same thing to happen again, either to themselves or to their allies.

I would not trust an Iran with long range missiles or nuclear weapons. For the safety of myself and my family, I support any action to stop them acquiring them. Any action.

Peter Lloyd, BLACKER HILL, South Yorkshire

Ohh no! They MAY have a missile that can go 4000miles in FIVE YEARS, how cute! We've had ICBMs for decades! It's old, probably obsolete technology given our devensive network. If someone closer to them, say Israel, has a problem with this, then let them fight their own battles. These people are no threat to us, and this photo shows nothing. You could google map detroit and find buildings like these.

Glis, mesa, az

Nobody can seriously think that Iran will threaten the US or Israel with nukes. It would be the biggest suicide bomb in history.

The real problem for those countries is that if the Iranians develop an ICBM is that they will no longer be able to threaten Iran.

But that is only a problem for those countries whose policies have brought us to the Middle East we see today.

martyn, calvia, spain

You know I have been to the middle east on a tanker during the Iraq Iran war and I was never to impressed with that part of the world then or now but we should just butt out
But I fear our goverment far more than theirs

beringsea56, Galveston, Texas

Are these the same "experts" who claimed Saddam Hussein could launch WMD's in 45 minutes!

SHIRLEY , Josselin, France

Why would Iran target Europe? Europeans are some of Iran's biggest backers, and biggest suppliers of WMD materials.

tkehler, vancouver, canada

Satellites - Weapons of Mass Deception.

Douglas Reid, Varberg, Sweden

Another attempt to rally support by the warmongers, using deceitful propaganda. Just like what was used to gain support for the IRAQ war.

First time, shame on them (our "Leaders").
Second time, shame on us (the People).

Think for yourself.
Question authority.

M. Ishmael, Houston, Texas

I would not worry about it at all, Israel, when time comes, will blast it off. You can bet your next paycheck on it!

George, Los Angeles,

Well, as someone who had to duck for cover from missiles during the first Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield/Storm-remember that one?); I for one am worried. If a nation can launch a sattelite, it can launch a war head (possibly nuclear) at some Earth bound target. The Russians used one of their ICBMs to launch the world's first sattelite (Sputnik 1). The same ICBM that could reach the USA at the time.
I sugest you Europeans start building bomb shelters. You'll be the first in range of Iranian ICBMs.

Jason, Cotopaxi, Colorado USA

Oh look! Isn't that a mobile biological weapons lab.............

Bodmass, Milton Keynes, UK

Will the missiles that can reach europe, do it in" 45 minutes",do I smell a repeat??????

andy ellis, park city , utah

We've all known about that place for a long time. It's just that it's easier to see since they shifted the pile of W.M.D....you know, at the far corner of the unicorn paddock.

C.U.James, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

Sounds like what we heard from the US about Irak before they invaded it.

"Bomb, bomb, bomb Iran !"

John McCain, Republican presidential candidate

Claude, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

You'd think they'd have a little more imagination than using the old satellite photos to fool the world once again. Now I don't know enough about Iran's regime to really comment about their intentions, although Ahmadenijad doesn't fill me with confidence, but using these types of photos so soon after Patreus claiming Iranian presence near Basra... I think we've seen this sort of stuff before and last time it led to Iraq...

Rob, Madrid,

Wow...a super secret launch site that anyone can see.

Ardie, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Good versus Bad.......America to the rescue, yahooooo.....

Iran with Nuclear Power! oh on !!! Quick call in an Israeli air strike.... ( wonder why the Israeli's have built an air strip in north Iraq ?)

Take a look at the map, just how many american bases surround Iran?

How to stop an American invasion? Arm yourself with a Nuclear weapon. Good luck with that.

Weapons of mass distruction? Only ever used by America, a nation that has gone to war every decade since WWII.

If you have a big war machine, you need to justify its existance, and fire it up every so often.

God help us all.

James T Kirk, London, UK

Ahmadenijad has never said he wants to wipe Israel off the map as any Farsi speaker will tell you.Persia has a close relationship with jews and have had for thousands of years.One of Israels holiest shrines is in Iran,Esther and Mordecai,s tomb.Cyrus the Great is revered by Jews and 30,000 Jews live peacefully in Iran.Please educate yourself on Iran and don,t get sucked into this Zionist propaganda.Iran are a threat to nobody,they are currently surrounded by American bases on land and by sea.America are the nation who have been bitten by a rabid dog not Iran.

Robby B, Plymouth, Devon

suspiciously looks like an aerial photo of mobile biological labs. or aluminum tubes. or something else. i do not trust anything said about Iran. Or was that Iraq?

Kyle Weaver, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA

You people miss the point of the Iranian nuclear program. They won't use them, they will acquire them and then create a nuclear shield for international terrorism on a scale unprecedented. That is their real end game, state-sponsored at will terrorism to cow the world with full nuclear protection. What they have learned is that the West will never take on a nuclear power, so once they get their weapons be prepared for an unimaginable rein of terror. This is simply the truth, deny it if you want.

Evan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Er...unless I'm missing something here, the key difference between this picture and what we got from the Bush administration in 2002/3 is that Ahmadinejad is pretty much up front about what he's doing and why he's doing it. I think you could probably ask him what this site was and he'd tell you. Doesn't need any 'sexing up' this time. Whether Iran has a right to have nuclean weapons is a real debate, but whether or not it is trying to develop them is indisputable.

David Scott, New York, USA

Of course, there's always the denial route. But it is quite clear that Iran has both a clandestine missile programme and ambitions to develop nuclear weapons, and this will be achieved unless something is done to stop them. That brings with it the possibility of a wider Middle East War. The alternative is to accept it and a renewal of the Cold War doctrine of MAD (Mutually Assured Distruction) and hope for long term political reform and implosion of the regime from within. In the meantime, this would necessitate an acceptance of Iran's brinkmanship, which is far more skilled than the Soviets ever were, and regional hegemony. Also, the actions of proxies in the region such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and various militias in Iraq and Afghanistan would be harder to challenge. It may be that the decision it not left to Washington, the UN or the EU as the Israelis will take action sooner rather than later. Either way, trouble lies ahead

Richard, Bexhill, UK

See any launch pads?

See any actual rockets?

See any trucks able to carry rockets?

See any rocket fuel trucks or storage tanks?

See any roads strong enough to hold heavy trucks with heavy rockets?

Didn't think so.

jayil, london, uk

The conspiracy theorists about oil and the US dollar do not understand the financial complexities. Sales of oil in US or Euro have no major impact on the value of both currencies.

For other evident reasons, Iran represent a very real risk to peace and stability in the Middle East and the world. Therefore I would support military actions to deliver the people of Iran from this murderous regime. I know well in advance that leftlist of the world will cry fool as they refuse to see the reality (like in the '30s about Hitler).

Jacquelin Ouellettej, Montreal , Canada

This is REAL propoganda .Come ON, people-- does anyone remember the Gulf of Tonkin? This is pure , unadulterated B S, brought to you by the Bush State Dept. If you believe this, you'll believe anything. This is how conservatives stay in power: create an amorphous enemy, and dream up bad things it's doing. We're failing BADLY in Afganistan and Iraq, so attention must be diverted to Iran. If there were true statesmen in the White House, we would be seeking dialogue and cooperation with Iran. But then we'd have to be nice to them. Oh dear God in Heaven-- here we go again...

w. mcmanus, wisconsin,

people seem to forget when listening to the media about 'rogue states' aggression that they are not a viable option for aggression against the west or Isreal. A hand full of missiles is more defensive than offensive due to the fact that they fear the west. What do you think would happen to Iran if they launched a nuclear 'first strike' against a NATO nation? It is simply beyond even the most deluded dictator to lose his country and his power for one strike,

david king, petts wood, kent

This latest 'information' wouldn't have anything to do with a plan of action likely to be taken against Iran, in response to their newly formed oil-bourse which allows petrochemicals to be bought with Euros instead of dollars, would it? The same type of action that was taken against Iraq after it accepted payment for oil in Euros? Ultimately, if the world's oil producers began accepting alternative currencies for oil then the dollar would collapse, precipitating a complete collapse of the entire US economy, and the end of US global hegemony. It seems that war with Iran is high on the agenda. The US, as an empire, is on it's last legs and is becoming desperate.

Jacques Blanc, Birmingham, UK

Maybe if the Hydron Collider works we can send somebody back to 1945 and put everything how it should be - candidates?

William Hudson, Hastings, East Sussex

I think it is wrong for US to allow Isreal have nuclear capability and deny other countries of having the same right. The best thing to do is for the World to allow the UN rid the world of nuclear weapons, either in USA, France, China and the rest. The world would be a safer place.
That Iran is not entitle to nukes amount to double talk on the part of USA.

Anu Attai, Lagos, Nigeria

It's not Iran we should fear, but the continued Imperial American expansion. USA, the world's biggest rogue state.

Alfie Karamba, Willenhall, West Midlands

I wonder whether this is a Bush excuse to bring ballistic missiles in Poland, Chech and Ukrania.

bob, Brighton, uk

of course! you think iran is gonna stand there with sticks and chewing gum! , while you have sick ,greedy, war hungry aurthorities like the bush administartion ! invaded parts of the middle east for one thing ! money/power .... stop the war !

emile , London, United Kingdom

I remember seeing similar pictures from Iraq showing 'evidence' of WDMs! The sooner we see the back of Bush's war mongering the better

Adam, Lisburn,

Iran is far more dangerous than Iraq ever was.

Ahmadinejad hates not only America, Israel and Britain but the whole western world and unlike Saddam has the partners to make nuclear weapons a reality, eg North Korea and China.

This is not warmongering, it is reality. The West must remove the Iranian threat by airstrikes on all there known missile facilities.

As usual it will probably be left to America to do Europes job for them, but make no mistake it HAS to be done.

Julian, london, england

Having a 40 meter building will not reveal any information to you.
Iran is not following North Korea's path, Our facilities are deep underground with unknown length, ask jane's to measure them.

Mehdi, Tehran,

Bush: "Iran is one of two greatest threats to US" ....... Does he mean that he is the other?

Senga, Cape Town, South Africa

Sorry guys are we actually still believing Bush and everything he says. Somewhere in my head I have the memory of Iraq's WMD's.

GET BUSH OUT, SINCE HE HAS COME IN TO POWER THE WORLD IS A WORSE PLACE!!!

Yaz, London, United States of Britain

If these images are from an american source then I do not believe them, just in the same way we shouldn't have believed those maniacs, Bush and Blair, over Iraq. This is also war mongering in the most basic form.
Those to be feared for our safety are the american government not the Iranian populous

Bob, Warrington, Cheshire

FAO: Drew , Glasgow

mass murders in Iraq ? What are we doing? tickling people with Shock & Awe tactics?

Also, isn't shock and awe also know as Blitzkrieg?

Great evidence too in those photos too. Looks like Iraq in 2002...

I agree they shouldn't have nukes, but if the US was threatening the UK the way the have Iran, and had just invaded Ireland or France, I would sell my house and give the government the money to build more bombs to keep us safe.

Think about the real situation rather than blindly accepting Bush's views.

Jay Tee, Oxford, UK

Don't get fooled again. More mobile weapons labs, WMD's, Sarin gas, mushroom clouds. We have heard this before please America make the MORAL decision not to be coerced into violence with cheap propaganda....AGAIN!

Ted, Lombard, Illinois

I don't remember the last time the United Kingdom or the United States for that matter threatened to wipe Israel off the face of the map..? Do you..? How would you like it if one of their long range missiles landed on your kitchen table in Manchester..?
Get a grip, they want to kill you...

Eric Leidberg, Montague, Ma. USA, USA

I think that it generally understood here in the US that we will attack Iran before the election. This will be done to get a win for the republicans. If we attack Iran it will be done to defeat a sponsor of terrorism and it will get McCain into the White House, a man this country needs to deal with those who would do harm to the US. The American people will be 100% behind any such action.

Ian, New York, USA

It will end Sam, when the Ahmadinejad realizes his nuclear ambitions and make good on his promise to destory Isreal and the US. It will end.

J. Russell, Houston, Texas

How can you reach all those conclusion based on a satellite image! The answer is you cannot. These is all propaganda to push the agenda of radicals in the UK adminstration and obviously UK is as usual acting as thier pawn.

Cyrus, London,

Yes, but we have not repeatedly stated we want to wipe a nation of the face of the globe.

Tim Hamilton, Canterbury,

Let's wait until we've been annihilated before we do anything about it.

Alan, Edinburgh,

Remember 2003? WMD and "mobile chemical weapons factories" in Iraq? To say nothing of potential "mushroom clouds"? Don't fall for the same trick again. This is Bush trying to start his third war in these parts of the world by hook or by crook, before his time is up. The Bushies get off on Armageddon, and can't wait to unleash it - on other people, and for personal profit. The military will say, and do, what their boss tells them to. And, as with Iraq, "follow the money" and the oil, for their real motivation, as distinct from their "regime change" pretensions. It's just another self-glorifying "narcissistic bubble" of "We are entitled to get our way, and sod the consequences to other people". Not that Ahmadinejad is any better, they are mirror images of each other. This is all about puffing up their own self-importance and demonising The Other (insert anyone but the Saudis), not about us, the people, and what we need or want.

Julia Iskandar, London, England

A plague on both your houses!!

MANN, York, UK

Oh yes...RIIIIGGGHHHHTTTT....don't you meant the WMD's that are being built, OH and WE SHOULD SUPPORT AN INVASION....RIIIIGGGGHHHTTTT....sounds very plausible....YES, OK...

Pull the other one you BOZO's....

And for the times to give credibility to heresay is what exactly?
The question asked should be: "who sanctioned this rubbish heresay article that STiNKS of WMD's ALL Over again"?

Don't believe the HYPE.

John Skooman, Pretoria , South Africa

I agree with Adam, Virginia, USA.
The US is the bully in the local park, turning a total blind eye to those who it wants to, like Israel, and kicking others until they cough up (oil)

The BBC usually has in the past had some semblance of fair play, but in the Blair era has turned to the Right, and pro-Israel, and has thus lost some of its reputation abroad.

K Urban, London, UK

SO DAMN WHAT?

How can Iran take the world into the dark ages? How? The US, Russia, UK, France have enough nukes to destro the world many times over. Only the gullible would treat the US government propaganda and media as "gospel".

Americans are the only people on earth ever to use WMDs: Japan. Only the USA - Champions of Democracy!!

S K Lin, Hong Kong,

I can imagine the conversations in the Oval Office right now; "Look George, those Iranians have got Weapons of Mass Destruction, quick lets attack them too." I am a strong believer in the phrase that "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it, time and time again." and with Curious George at the helm the US may launch into yet another "Police Action" like in Korea, Vietnam, Somali, Iraq-1 and Iraq-2.

It is just a shame that so many innocent lives could be lost in yet another "let's prevent a middle east war by creating our own first" conflict.

Con, Newcastle, UK

I heard that from 'Go' to 'Launch' is only 45 minutes......

michael newport, london,

Every man has a right to his opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts. Please apply before spouting such nonsense. Iran is run by a man who believes that the "Final Imam" is imminient, so why do you assume that the logic of assured destruction if it launches nuclear weapons will apply? Yes it would be "suicidal" but haven't you noticed that many Muslims are happy with suicide, inlcuding some British Muslims here in London? And Iran not aggressive? Lebanon and Hizbullah? Palestine and Hamas? As for the loonies who write about Bush supporting Sunnis, how come he put Shi'ites in charge in Iraq, threw out the Sunni Taliban in Afghanistan and opposes the Sunni Al Qaeda? And yes there weren't WMDs in Iraq, but there were and are in both North Korea and Pakistan so it is possible for rogue states develop nuclear weapons. And finally, the Dark Ages weren't caused by the Church but by the collapse of the (by then Christian) Roman Empire. The Church kept some learning alive.

Tim, London,

--authored by a "former Iraq weapon inspector". Well, that immediately lacks a certain credibility. We all know that Iraq did not actually have any weapons of mass destruction, so, would that be one of the gentlemen who cooked up the tall stories for Bush & Blair to go to war on ?
As far as Iran does, they are free to indulge in any space programme they wish. Why do we assume that every rocket is a weapon ?

Stuart Andrews, Auckland, New Zealand

Simon from Hong Kong - chemical and biological weapons are also considered WMD's. They were used back in the middle ages to send the plague by hurling flea-ridden animal carcasses over castle walls. And of course there was phosgene gas in WW1 and nerve agents used by Iraq in the 80's.

Iran is laterly developing it's nuclear programme to try and avoid the regime change that was inflicted on it's western neighbour. But originally it was to counter Israel's military fluence in the region. However they are too stupid to realise that their future is secure should they abandon the nuclear programme.

It seems there is hope in every Arab heart for some Muslim state to commit time and resources to the end of the Jewish entity. The question is - does Iran see its future as the Persian superpower that smote Israel, thereby securing its legacy as the race that achieved was eons of warfare and genocide could not? Or does it face the facts that the USA and Israel will strike first?

Kris, Auckland , New Zealand

Are these anything like the pictures of 'SUPERGUN' parts we were regaled with before invading Iraq? Was it Belgium which was supposed to have supplied 'barrel parts' for these offensive weapons, which were a small part of Sadam's 'offensive arsenal'? That's the trouble with such reports. Once one set is disproved, the rest more easily become lumped under the heading of 'black propaganda'. So who do you believe?

S. Barraclough, Huddersfield, W. Yorkshire

If the story has been passed to the media in this level of clarity, why not go ahead and post the coordinates so that people with Google Earth can verify for themselves that it is there? Assuming we still trust Google to show what is there rather than what the Government wants us to see, of course.

Tom, middlanowhere, Wyoming

As the last time (before to start the Iraq circus show), USA, UK and Spain produced false documents to the ONU, I can't retain to be at least septic when associated with this type of photos I read "A close examination of the photographs has indicated that the Iranians are following the same path as North Korea".
The fact it appears in a prestigious newspaper doesn't prove anymore to anybody what is this picture or where it was taken.
I just hope it is not a way to prepare us to a new "liberation session" in the middle East.
More over, if those photos were true, I think that they shan't be publicated.

Jérôme, Barcelona, Spain

Interesting how so many 'experts' commenting here seem to know what the Iranian government's real intentions are. The only thing is these people provide little to no proof to back up their claims. Even the US government hasn't provided a single credible ounce of evidence to make their case against Iran. This photo proves nothing just like the photos Powell presented to the UN in Feb 2003.

Mr. Wilson, NYC,

This would all be so much easier if we, the US, would just sell them some of our excess nukes. In fact, we should sell nukes to everyone who wants them. Then, we can sell the highly effective (much sarcasm here) missile defense system to everyone. Then, at some point in the future, we develop and sell the "anti-missile defense system" system. Instead of fighting the inevitable proliferation of nuclear capability, let's speed up the process, and make a profit at the same time. Arming all sides for corporate profits is a fine, old american tradition.

rick, Atlanta, GA

I think it fair to say we are seeing another attempt by neo cons in the USA do their best to take us to another false war. I am certain that if push came to shove and Iran and Israel faced each other in a show down, both would disarm. If its ok for Israel to have nukes is it not ok for Iran to have nukes. If as Iran says their nuke program is for peaceful purposes., then we have nothing to worry about. If not then Israel has some things to worry about, but they already have the weapons pointed armed itching at the bit to let them fly to wards Tehran. However I can no longer believe a word from any US Official on these issues. least of all Bush and Co. Lets hope that the time left of the Neo Cons passes by quickly and without to many more wars or false flag operations. The world is sick and tied of their lies and spin on the truth. They have no moral or credibility left anymore with me.

Pablo Montea, Los Santos, Panama

Shouldn't the world invade and occupy the ONE nation in the ME that does have nukes?

This nation also has ICBM's, long range bombers and nuclear subs that can deliver those weapons ANYWHERE in the world.

This same nation has a robust chemical and biological weapons program.

This nation has repeatedly invaded its neighboring countries and is threatening to invade one or more again.

This same nation is engaged in an ethnic cleansing campaign against its indigenous people.

And this same nation is a theocracy, not a democracy.

The nation that should be invaded for all of these sins?

Israel.

"Mr. Bush, when are you going to send the B-2 bombers and cruise missiles to take out that rogue regime in Tel Aviv?

Greg Bacon, Douglas, USA

"Have they found them? No, because they don't exist.

Why are they still Iraq then?"

Try Sira.

You'd know these things if you actualy looked around and explored subjects like this. Nearly 7 years later, and it seems people are perfectly fine with what is creepining up on us rapidly in some countries.

You conspiracy types are old, dried up, and grossly misinformed.

No child left behind indeed.

chris, edmonton, ab

I agree with you who think that the Bush Administration would claim to have seen fairies if it would help them with their agenda to invade another oil producing country in the middle east. This has gone far enough. I mean it, if I was rich, I would use my finances to stage a coup in the United States, and put the people in charge, not the money.

Hardy B., Bergen, Norway

I assume some people with have enough knowledge on the matter can figure out what that site is about. I took the libertly to find it @ Google earth. The image taken there is mritty old, missing some buildings.
Have a look and enjoy:
N 351319 / E 535341

Michael, Tel-Aviv,

I do not know whether or not this photo shows Iran having the capability to develop long-range missiles. However, given that the United States is 'the boy who cried wolf' on this type of issue, I think we should hold on to our various - frankly almost hysterical - reactions until some kind of independent verification is received.

John Blackley, Winter Garden, Florida

It's not about 'having no problem with' Iran. It's simple numbers. Iran would be turned to paved glass if it tried to strike anyone, including its nearest neighbours the Gulf States. Face it: Oil and Israel are the causes of the Unholy Lands problems, most particularly the US addiction to one and its shameless one-sided support of the other. Sadly, both look increasingly to be their ruin. And as for 'the Dark Ages', I see no evidence to suggest they ever ended.

Chris, Toronto,

So bearing in mind that the US and friends had plenty of satellite intel before deciding that Iraq was stockpiling chemical weapons and should be invaded immediately, why are we now supposed to believe interpretation of a bunch of happy-snaps taken from the skies above Iran? Am I missing something here, or hasn't the veracity of this kind of story been fatally undermined in the eyes of the thinking public?

Gareth W, London,

I believe that satellite photos also show many many missile sites in the USA and Israel.

Based on the repeated wars that both countries have engaged in, their huge arsenals, whom should the world fear most?

John Claro, Cleggan, Eire

Accualy Iran does have a violent past.
Right after they removed the Sha'h they got themselves in an 8 year long war with Iraq during that war they did accuire&use some chemical agents after they tasted it's effects from Saddam's Scud missiles

Pre-Revolution Iran had close ties with Israel and the west. As a result you are still able to find various types of arms formerly used by the US, that were sold to Iran (Aircrafts, SAMs and radars)

When you have a governor saying he wants to annihilate a foreign country you have to take him seriously, esp when he works his way to achieve that target by developing ICBMs, Nuclear warheads & feeding his people with propoganda (You can see protests funded by the goverment in Teheran's streets quite often)

Iran fights Israel through Hizzballah for a long time. They are not some terrorist organization. Their soldiers get military training in Iran and then they get sent back to Lebanon

Can we risk them having nukes?

Michael, Tel-Aviv,

The same "expert" is analysing the photos from Iran?!
Does this "expert" have any explanation why no one found anything in Iraq?

If any 40-meter long building is used for non-civilian missle programs then I know lots of them around here!!

mamad, Geneva,

'' A previously unknown missile location.....''?

In this day and age of satellites which can photograph down to the square inch?

nobody believes these false stories anymore.

Iran makes no secret of its missiles. They actually have annual parades to show them off.

Maybe the times should send a photo-reporter to the event.

How about the US show us pictures of its missiles which are pointed at Iran from the strait of Ormuz.

Chic Choc, Quebec, Canada

The danger of Iran getting nuclear technology may not come from a direct strike from the regime itself, but from a terroist network who have acquired the technology from that state. It is no secret that Iran sustains terrorism, and therefore the threat is real. Anybody who wants to put their head in the sand does so at their peril!

Teresa, Napoli, Italy

after all that China bashing,it shows how important it is,that Iran gets its own Atom Bomb.
The West is not ready to live peacefully!xxx
Unless it's shown were it's borders are!xxx

mao tao, shanghai, china

There we go again. Same old story as weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

Have they found them? No, because they don't exist.

Why are they still Iraq then?

emily, essex, uk

who offered the technology support?

cty, zhejiang hangzhou, china

As the saying goes "You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time".

Seems that way from the comments here too.

Thank goodness for modern media and the internet.

shoukat, London, UK

Does anyone remember the Munich Conference? The funny, little Austrian corporal with the ridiculous moustache wanted only to re-unite Germans in the Sudetenland with the rest of Germany. There was no harm in that, was there? And his re-arming of the German military, against the terms of the Versailles Treaty, was understandable, wasn't it? It was just for protection from Poland, wasn't it? And Neville Chamberlain's broad-mindedness and compassion delivered "peace in our time," didn't they? And that Churchill was just a nattering old worry-wart, wasn't he? And who could have foreseen the extermination of six million Jews? And why should anyone be nervous about the prospects for the Jews now? It's not as though anyone is threatening them with extermination now, is it?

G. Peterson, British Columbia, Canada

Presumably we all can soon expect the President Kennedy style speech about the Cuban missiles, but this time nearly 50-years on from GW Bush.
Then however the Cuban missiles actually existed.
A compact nuclear warhead from the arms black-market can be delivered overland from Iran say in an ambulance if it is for detonation say in Haifa.

Michael B, Bristol, UK

The problem is if Iran does produce a Nuclear weapon would the Islamic state use it without any regard of a counter strike? I think Iran is playing a very dangerous game in times when Islamic fundamentalists are carrying out atrocities all over the world. Remember Israel has Nukes too.

Cromwell, Leeds, England

We've been here before. The Americans presented satellite photographs of Iraqi factories some six years ago and basically said, "these are facilities for building WMD. We are experts, you are laymen, so you must believe us." The fact is that you can take a photograph of any factory from the air and then have arrows pointing at the individual buildings saying things like "biological pathogen research block" or "rocket assembly building".
The Americans acted in bad faith back then and intentionally hoodwinked their own population before the Iraq war. Why should we trust them now. This time they've been a bit smarter though, and are feeding their disinformation through magazines rather than presenting it directly.

Fred, Prague,

I'm just curious when people talk about how evil iran is and all the support for terrorism, destabilizing Iraq etc. Have none of you been paying attention? The US destabilized Iraq. Its 100% their fault. They are just trying to pass the blame. They are also ignoring the fact that the majority of the support for the insurgency is coming from Saudi Arabia, not Iran.

On Iran wiping israel off the map, thats one of these false things which has been passed off as truth. There are arguments on the direct translation but the comments were not about blowing the country up, it was about getting rid of the state and having one country. Not having a segregationist one that occupies and oppresses people based on religion and race. Which israel does.

Iran doesnt have an aggressive history, but it has a history of our western countries interfering with them.
With the current middle east policies, why wouldn't they want to ensure they are left alone?
The threat from them is pretty much lies.

Carl, Australia,

America Gov. is like Bully in the School. Rest of the world sees it that way too. becouse they dont watch the spoon fed news, they watch real news like BBC plus ALJAZEERA ENGLISH.

US Gov. Vetoed more then 1000 UN resolution on ISREAL. the votes where allways 2NAYS rest world YEE.

Americans dont know it but Rest of the world knows it.

Adam, Virginia, USA

As Putin said, it would be silly to think Iran would even think of attacking a Western country given its 10,000 to 1 disadvantage. Mullahs clearly are looking for an insurance to survive and nothing else. Their earlier -rejected- proposals for a grand bargain indicates that.

Kian, San Francisco, USA

The religious fanatics you are talking about, James, the war mongering ones who want to drive the world back to the dark ages, do you mean in the ones in the US or the ones in Iran?

The religious fanatics leading both countries were democratically elected.

I think it is worth adding, historically the "dark ages" were a Christian, where The Church suppressed scientific theories, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.

If the "dark ages" come to the middle east, this will be the first time.

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

No complaints about Israel possessing nuclear weapons then.

oliver, Brighton,

Can we think logically for a few minutes, what benefit is there to be gained by Iran firing nuclear weapons at anyone. Having them and using them are two completely seperate issues.

Has it ever occured to anyone that maybe they want to defend themselves from an evil regime that has assasinated their democratically elected President and put a hopeless fool on a throne. The US created Iran's hate towards them as a result of their foreign policy in the 50's.

Just becsue the Gulf states keep their people oppressed by the protection of America it does not mean Iran is wrong for wanting to rule and protect themselves.

I have no issues with Iran having nuclear weapons , infact it might restore some balance in the middle east where the pendulum has swung to far in favour of Israel.

Let us not forget only one regime has ever used a weapn of mass distruction!

Simon, Hong Kong,

Having grown up under the demonstrably real and constant threat of nuclear annihilation, I feel much LESS threatened by the Iranian drive for nuclear parity than by the extant arsenals, and dubious political stability, of the Russian Federation and the Communist Chinese, and Pakistan's tenuous grip on secular democracy may be the most worrisome nuclear power of all..
I've been convinced for some time that Ahmadinejad and the Ayatollahs (rather than the Iranians as a nation) have been striving to join this prestigious club, and feel that a united front of resistance to that idea is absolutely necessary. Whether it be through trade sanctions or increased Western openness to and investment in Iran (carrot or stick), I think the situation is still manageable. Pressure on the Iranians to allow constant monitoring of their program development may still head off any hot-headed exercise of military options. The time for that is years in the future, if at all.

Geoffrey Tudor, Sequim, WA, USA

Surely it would be suicidal for any nation to launch nuclear tipped missiles against the US. The country involved would be obliterated by the response. Much more likely that a malevolent nation would deliver the nuclear bombs by sea in an innocent looking vessel or by some such means. Cities at risk would include New York,Washington,Boston,Baltimore ,San Fransisco and Los Angeles. Quite enough one would have thought to be going on with. The response ? - obliterate several possible nations without "evidence". Of course develop a missile shield just in case.

Paul, York,England,

So what,

They could destroy Isreal.

Theycould dominate the Arab world, including controlling all their oil supplies.

They could then destroy the western economies.

They could launch nuclear weapons on targets in
Europe and as their technology improves alson the U.S.

So what.....should we do

CLIFF CHATTERTON, NAPLES, FLORIDA

John McCain's wish may be about to become true. Get ready to bomb Iran folks. Oh and dump your remaining dollars beforehand because this will be the final blow to the fading imperial currency.

Sinisa, Hamilton, Bermuda

It's spelt hypocrisy first of all. Secondly as already mentioned we aren't dealing with another government like our own. We're dealing with fanatics who want to wipe Israel off the map, who fund terrorists in their mass murders in Iraq and who believe that Islam will rule the world.
It's time people wise up and take note, Iran is a real threat to our way of life, possibly not directly but as also mentioned via Hamas who it happens to train and other groups they sponsor.
I wouldn't be surprised if there was some tactical strikes on facilities before the end of the year.

Drew , Glasgow,

Over the years lots of countries have talked about removing other countries from the map.

Unlike the US and UK, Iran hasn't actively followed up its words with actions. We are the pot calling the kettle black. We are the ones with the track record of invading other countries and using covert action to subvert foreign democracies.

Most of the bombings in Iraq have been Sunnies bombing Shias.

Bush is good buddies with the Wahabi absolute dictators in Saudi Arabia. Wahabi is a sect of Sunni.

Therefore Bush takes the Sunni side in all this, only getting concerned when Sunnies are bombed.

The current S'hia Iraqi government attacks on S'hia militias are a blatant attempt to exclude popular opposition leaders from the up-coming Iraqi elections.

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

With Brits like Sam, I don't see much of a future for the U.K. His maintaining of a moral equivalency between Britain, which tries to be a peaceful member of the world community and Iran, which has expressed the goal of blowing Israel off the face of the earth, followed by the rest of Western Civilization, in order to call forth the twelfth Imam, to bring about the end of the world, is not a sane position for a faithful citizen.

David, Minneapolis, MN USA

There is something wrong with a man or woman that thinks that Iran having long range missles is okay. The Iranian Nation has all of you fooled into thinking that they are this peaceful, poor, pick on Nation. Well that is not true. Their main goals are as follows: To create as much chaos in Iraq as possible to keep the Iraqi govenment weak , unorganized and busy. To create a Nuclear Program under the disguise of a civilian power program. To supply, finance, and train militants to do their dirty work so that they look innocent. And to do everything that they can to provoke the United States into war with them. We to have nuclear weapons. In the hands of stable nations they are a peace maker. In the hands of Iran, they would be a recipe for disaster. You may even read the newpaper one day and find that Iran sold or gave one to Hamas to park in front of a country's capital building. Do not under estimate the Iranian Nation. They know what they are doing. BUT....they will be stopped. Soon!

Kelley Bailey, Hamburg ,

sam barrat, if you can not tell the difference between the government of England, and that of Iran, then perhaps you should move to Iran and live under the regime you have no problem with...

Maria, New York, NY, US

Sam, You miss the point. These countries are run by religious fanatics who want to take the world back to the dark ages. There is no hypocrisy in this, they are the equivelent f the Nazis in the 30's and must be stoped.

JamesG, Shanghai,

so what if they develop long rangevweapons. We also develop these types of weapons we currently use our weapons and we actually have nuclear weapons this hypocricy must end

sam barrat, manchester, England