Recent blast at major missile-testing site was major blow to Tehran's nuclear ambitions, intelligence experts tell New York Times
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Quoting American and Israeli intelligence officials, as well as technology experts, the report said that satellite images of the site post-explosion show that the base – which served as Iran's central testing facility for advanced solid-fuel missiles – was nearly completely leveled by the blast.
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The exact circumstances of the explosion remain unclear, but US intelligence experts believe it was probably accidental, perhaps because of Iran’s inexperience with a volatile materials and dangerous technology.
The Islamic Republic itself declared the blast an accident, as well. Read the rest on: Ynet
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