Iran says it test-fires new land-to-sea missile in Gulf

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/16/us-iran-military-missile-idUSBRE93F0DM20130416

More news on military/ weapons advancement in the Iran. After calming to have tested a missile 

equipped with a surface to surface system Iran was quick to share their success of the "test" to the 

world. No details were given of the range of the missile, or where exactly it was tested. Iran likes to 

share military break throughs or weapons achievements, but these are normally hard for outside 

countries to verify. One senior researcher at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 

called the statements just another example of Iran talking about tall their new improvements, without 

showing any proof. I'm not sure what Iran is trying to say when they make these big announcements or 

powerful claims. I think the only thing other countries can do in this situation is wait on Iran, and see if 

anything real comes of this, or if Iran is just trying to show off the advancements they've made. This 

does raise a bigger issue though, about weapons in the hands of our "enemies". especially thinking of 

north korea and the recent rhetoric coming from that country, how do these threats and information 

they put out change the perception of that country by the rest of the world?