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Iran to hold war games to protect nuclear sites

By Associated Press
Saturday, November 21, 2009 -
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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander said Saturday.

The five-day drill will involve Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard and the regular army and will cover 230,000 square miles — or about 600,000 square kilometers — of central, western and southern Iran, said air force Gen. Ahmad Mighani.

 
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