Iran has launched a rocket capable of reaching the edge of space but one UK missile expert, however, says the test has "very little military significance".
The Bush administration is moving to establish a new antimissile site in Europe that would be designed to stop attacks by Iran against the United States and its European allies.
Iran has announced plans to launch a small satellite using a rocket that could also be used to deliver nuclear weapons. Taylor Dinerman argues that this development could push the US to develop space-based missile defense systems.
The US government is considering stationing defensive missiles in a number of European countries against a potential attack from Iran according to a report in a German newspaper.