> and western powers decisively stepped in to end Lebanon’s experiment
Western powers always stop countries before they get the ability to make reliable ICBMs. Brazil was making some good progress on their satellite launcher, but I believe there US wasn't too happy the rocket used solid fuels, and solid fuel rockets, as we all know, are excellent for ICBMs because they can be launched as soon as they are pointing up-ish.
So, the lesson is to not make something with obvious military applications, because only big kids can have these toys, and your factories tend to explode (as if rockets themselves weren't already dangerous by themselves) if you continue.
> The Lebanese Army and what remained of the Rocket Society would go on to launch another rocket, the Cedar-10, and western powers decisively stepped in to end Lebanon’s experiment once and for all. The Rocket Society was disbanded and the program shut down.
I did some searching around but I can't find any information on what it might be referring to.
Oh in that case it is even simpler. Instead of "western powers" just say "Mossad". They hunt and kill anyone who attempts to help nations which could potentially be hostile to Israel gain more advanced weapons. Territorial boundaries don't apply in that circumstance. Participating in a rocket program like this is the equivalent of signing your own death certificate.
Whoa! Who was killed? The article focuses mostly on Manougian, and I got the impression they were the key person behind the Rocket Society, a la Korolev or Braun. What role did the person who died play that caused the whole program to just be scrapped?
Western powers always stop countries before they get the ability to make reliable ICBMs. Brazil was making some good progress on their satellite launcher, but I believe there US wasn't too happy the rocket used solid fuels, and solid fuel rockets, as we all know, are excellent for ICBMs because they can be launched as soon as they are pointing up-ish.
So, the lesson is to not make something with obvious military applications, because only big kids can have these toys, and your factories tend to explode (as if rockets themselves weren't already dangerous by themselves) if you continue.