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The Iranian government announced earlier in the year it has
started UAV development  Iran remains a nation closely watched
by the United States and the rest of the western world,
especially now that the country is developing a more
sophisticated unmanned drone program. U.S. Defense Secretary
Robert Gates is concerned with the progress of Iranian drone
development, and there is a growing concern the drone technology
could be sold to terrorist groups.  "Countries like Iran are
developing their own UAVs and already have a UAV capability,"
said Gates, speaking in front of the Senate Appropriations
Committee.  "That is a concern, because it is one of these areas
where -- if they chose to, in Iraq, in Afghanistan -- they could
create difficulties for us."  The country began development in
February, seeking to manufacture "advanced" UAVs able to conduct
surveillance and coordinated strikes.  Furthermore, if the
country is successful in developing nucle