Made recently, satellite images show a major expansion of key Iranian ballistic missile sites, Reuters reported, citing two American researchers, BTA reports.
Satellite photos taken by the private company "Planet Labs" at the military base "Modares" in March and the Khojir missile production complex in April, show more than 30 new buildings at the two sites, which are located near Tehran.
Photos obtained by Reuters show many of the sites are surrounded by large mounds of earth. Such embankments are associated with missile production and serve to stop the blast wave in one of the buildings in the event of an accidental explosion of explosives so that surrounding buildings are not affected, said Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute for International Studies. in Monterey.
Expansion of the complexes has started in "Hodjir" in August last year, and in "Modares" - in October, Lewis says, arguing his conclusion with the information from the satellite images.
Iran's arsenal is already the largest in the Middle East and is estimated at more than 3,000 missiles, including types of missiles designed to carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, experts say.