5-16-19 (CNN) The US claims to have multiple images of Iranian commercial vessels in the Persian Gulf that it believes are carrying missiles and other munitions, according to a US official with knowledge of the situation.

CNN has not reviewed the intelligence that has led to the US assessment. The US government has provided no proof the ships are carrying hidden missiles and other munitions.

The freighters have been modified, the official said, with large areas of their decks removed. The officials did not explain why these vessels would need to be altered to carry missiles. https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/16/politics/us-claims-iran-ships/index.html

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6-23-2015 According to the Chinese Ministry of National Defense’s website, China’s national transport war-preparedness office for national defense recently held a training session for Chinese shipping enterprises to familiarize the civilian shipping sector with a set of new guidelines, the Technical Standards for New Civilian Ships to Implement National Defense Requirements, in early June in Shanghai.

This document lays out the specific requirements for newly constructed civilian vessels to meet “national defense requirements”, the ministry website states. The guidelines, which were already approved in March 2015, are the result of a five-year research project by the Shipment Military Representative Office of the PLA Nanjing Military Area Command (MAC) and the CCS Shanghai Specification Institute.

In detail the guidelines, next to a set of general rules sections, discusses five categories of vessels: container ships, roll-on-roll-off ships, multipurpose ships, bulk cargo ships, and general cargo ships. These ship categories indicate that the principal reason behind these new guidelines is the strengthening of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s expeditionary warfare capabilities.

“The implementation of this military standards for civilian ships makes it possible for China to turn the great potential of its civilian ships quickly into military strength for national defense and will considerably enhance the PLA’s strategic projection capability and maritime support capability,” the website states.

https://thediplomat.com/2015/06/china-prepares-its-172000-civilian-ships-for-war/

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1-10-19 For the price of one new destroyer with 96 missile silos it could easily have up to 30 ex-commercial vessels with 50 missiles each. One destroyer can only be in one place at a time, but 30 ex-commercial vessels could be in 30 different places all over the globe. Is that an acceptable trade-off? That’s for the Navy to decide. https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a25845858/usni-merchant-ships-navy-missile-magazines/

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1987: Iran reportedly receives approximately 100 Scud-B missiles from North Korea. Iran had allegedly agreed to finance North Korea’s longer-range missile program in exchange for missile technology and the option to buy the finished missiles.

1988: China agrees to provide Iran with equipment and know-how to develop and test medium-range ballistic missiles.

1988: Iran successfully tests the 160 km range Mushak-160 missile.

1990: China and Iran reportedly sign a 10-year agreement for scientific cooperation and the transfer of military technology….

August 2011: Iran inaugurates a carbon fiber production line at Iran’s Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO). Carbon fiber composites have applications in missiles, specifically in items such as rocket motor exit cones and nozzles, reentry vehicle nosetips, heat shields and leading edges of control surfaces.

September 2011: Iran’s Defense Ministry reportedly delivers the Qader anti-ship cruise missile to Iran’s Navy and to the IRGC’s Naval Force. According to Iran’s defense minister, the Qader has a range of 200 km.

November 2011: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reports that under Project 111, Iran allegedly studied how to integrate a new spherical payload onto the Shahab-3 missile, including a high explosive and detonation package suitable for use in an implosion device….

October 2016: Russia completes delivery of the S-300 air defense systems to Iran, according to news reports citing Russia’s state arms export agency….

September 2017: Iran displays its Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile at a military parade. The commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force claims the missile is capable of carrying multiple warheads and has a range of 2,000 km. The Khorramshahr is based on North Korea’s BM-25 Musudan. https://www.wisconsinproject.org/iran-missile-milestones/

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has stored enough fentanyl in the past year to kill an estimated 794 million people. https://abcnews.go.com/US/border-protection-stored-fentanyl-kill-794-million-isnt/story?id=64444041
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Do any countries still mint silver coins for every day circulation?

Question #139593. Asked by daver852.
Last updated Mar 04 2015.
Originally posted Mar 04 2015 2:17 AM.

LauraMcC

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"Silver coins are mainly either special commemorative coins minted for sale to coin collectors or bullion coins primarily sold to investors that, although legal tender, are not expected to circulate."

It would seem no.