Iran's Satellite and the IRGC Space Program
Arms Control Wonk
English - May 12, 2020 14:13 - 53 minutes - 49 MB - ★★★★★ - 400 ratingsNews Education missiles nonproliferation treaties armscontrol disarmament nuclearweapons nukes treaty Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Iran launched a small satellite into orbit. But more importantly, it was Iran's revolutionary guards, not the civilian space program, that did the launching -- and with a new solid rocket motor as the second stage. Fabian Hinz joins Jeffrey to talk about the IRGC space program and break down its most recent launch.
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