Nuclear warheads will be mounted on missiles: Poroshenko reveals why Trump is worried about Iran's nuclear program.
Military blogger Yuri Poroshenko reveals why U.S. President Donald Trump is so concerned about Iran's nuclear program. Today, a missile "hit" Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. "What if a nuclear warhead were mounted on the missile?" the blogger asked.
Today, Houthi forces launched a missile from Yemen. The target was Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. Israel's air defense systems failed to intercept it, and eyewitnesses captured the moment the missile landed in the airport area. Reports of casualties have come in. What does today's missile attack by Yemen on Israel mean? Military blogger Yuri Poroshenko attempts to answer this question.
From the video, we can see the moment when a ballistic missile from the Houthis (Iranian side) hit Ben Gurion Airport in Israel.
Israel's "Arrow-3" air defense missile system and America's "Patriot" (MIM-104 Patriot) air defense missile system attempted to intercept this missile but failed. The blogger pointed out that this not only embarrassed Israel and its defense industry but also America's defense industry.
"As far as I know, this is another Iranian 'Kheibar Shekan-2' medium-range ballistic missile, with a range exceeding 2000 kilometers and a warhead weight of 550 kilograms. Iran first tested it in January 2024," Poroshenko noted.
This missile differs from other Iranian missiles in that, as a hypersonic missile, it can change its trajectory during the final stage of flight. This greatly increases the difficulty for air defense systems to intercept it.
In April 2024, Iran first used this type of missile in combat as retaliatory strikes against Israel. At that time, these missiles also broke through Israel's air defense systems and attacked the Navatim Airbase.
"Indeed, there were agreements at the time, so the damage was minimal," Poroshenko noted.
And in June 2024, this missile was first fired from within Yemen toward Israel. But it was intercepted at that time. In September 2024, another attack was launched from within Yemen and "broke through" the anti-missile defense system.
"On October 1, 2024, during another 'response' by Iran to Israel, the 'Kheibar Shekan-2' missile once again broke through the air defense system," Poroshenko listed.
And today it was also a "breakthrough." The only thing is that currently Iran lacks precision. It is impossible to accurately strike selected targets with this missile at this stage. Moreover, overall, I find it difficult to imagine how they could significantly improve accuracy with their current missile technology level."
But according to him, if a nuclear warhead were mounted on this missile, then precision would not matter much during urban attacks.
"And it has already proven the effectiveness of breaking through Israel and America's existing air defense systems. Perhaps that is why Trump is so worried about Iran's nuclear program," military blogger Yuri Poroshenko concluded.
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