Iran Analysis: Re-Assessing the Explosion at the Revolutionary Guards Base - Scott Lucas

http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2011/12/5/iran-analysis-re-assessing-the-explosion-at-the-revolutionar.html

The huge explosion that destroyed a major missile-testing site near Tehran three weeks ago was a major setback for Iran's most advanced long-range missile program, according to American and Israeli intelligence officials and missile technology experts.
In interviews, current and former officials said surveillance photos showed that the Iranian base was a central testing center for advanced solid-fuel missiles, an assessment backed by outside experts who have examined satellite photos showing that the base was almost completely leveled in the blast. Such missiles can be launched almost instantly, making them useful to Iran as a potential deterrent against pre-emptive attacks by Israel or the United States, and they are also better suited than older liquid-fuel designs for carrying warheads long distances.

The solid fuel rocket angle is what makes this such an intriguing storyline. These missiles need no trucks to fuel them and can be launched on pretty short notice. I don't think it is such a coincidence that the recent explosions occurred at a solid fuel facilities as a solid fuel missile battery would pose a much more dangerous threat to Israel then, say, a rocket base requiring a truck fleet to deply them.

Perhaps death by a thousand cuts instead of a massive blow?