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Ballistic missile program in Saudi Arabia? Experts and satellite images suggest possibilityAssociated Press Published 1:01 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2019 | Updated 1:26 p.m. ET Jan. 26, 2019In this Nov. 13, 2018 satellite image from Planet Labs Inc that has been annotated by experts at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, a suspected Saudi ballistic missile base and test facility is seen outside of the town of al-Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia. A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, potentially thrusting the kingdom into a weapons program it long has criticized its archrival Iran for possessing. (Planet Labs Inc, Middlebury Institute of International Studies via AP) ORG XMIT: ARE502 (Photo: AP)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – A military base deep inside Saudi Arabia appears to be testing and possibly manufacturing ballistic missiles, experts and satellite images suggest, evidence of the type of weapons program it has long criticized its archrival Iran for possessing.Further raising the stakes for any such program are comments by Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who said last year the kingdom wouldn’t hesitate to develop nuclear weapons if Iran does. Ballistic missiles can carry nuclear warheads to targets thousands of kilometers (miles) away.Officials in Riyadh and the Saudi Embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment.Read more at: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/01/26/saudi-arabia-ballistic-missile-program/2688441002/
