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Connard

"Reportedly, China and Iran are yet to possess the ability to carry the X-55"

Actually, you can modify an Su-27 to carry a Kh-55 pretty easily. Both China and Iran have Su-27s.

Daniel

I did know that the two countries owned the Sukhoi "Flanker," but I wasn't sure that the retrofit was all that easy. I'll take your word for that. Any details we should know about?

Connard

I'm not a technical expert by any means, but I do some work in this field and I do know it's possible. If they were to be used as a nuclear delivery vehicle, the difficult part wouldn't be figuring out a way to launch the cruise missile, it would be figuring out a way to get a nuclear warhead small enough to fit in the missile. Hell, you don't even necessarily need an air platform to launch these things. Remember during the Iraq war when those cruise missiles hit the shopping center in Kuwait? I don't recall the Iraqi Air Force or Navy launching those. Hell, I don't think there WAS an Iraqi Air Force or Navy to speak of.

I should also note that it amuses me a bit to read reports about this transfer that assert that the Kh-55 is not a serious threat. True, it's not as dangerous as a ballistic missile, but I don't recall reading much scoffing at the capabilities of a Tomahawk.

Daniel

You're right, of course. A nuke is a nuke no matter how slow, to paraphrase Dr. Seuss.

Thanks for illuminating the point for me.

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