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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Iran's nuclear plan: Arak's air defences revealed

Air defence sitesSatellite imagery shows that three surface-to-air missile sites and at least 50 batteries of anti-aircraft guns protect this research reactor and heavy water production plant. Only one missile battery guards the uranium enrichment facility at Fordow, by contrast.

Arak’s defences are carefully arrayed on the high ground surrounding the facility, with an outer ring of anti-aircraft guns deployed along possible attack routes and an inner circle placed around the installation’s perimeter.

The missile batteries are found on three sides of Arak, with one crowning the highest mountain above the facility.

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