New US ‘pinpoint’ missile raises civilian risk concerns after deadly Iran strikes
Airwars finds civilians killed up to 50 meters from Lamerd blast sites; Iranian officials put toll at 21, including 7 children; US Central Command denies attacking city The post New US ‘pinpoint’ missile raises civilian risk concerns after deadly Iran strikes appeared first on The Times of Israel .
On February 28, the first day of the Iran war, a new American precision missile, the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), caused widespread destruction in Lamerd, a southern Iranian city. The missile, designed to detonate above its target and release thousands of tungsten pellets, killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children, and damaged buildings up to 170 meters away from the explosions.
Airwars, a conflict monitor, reconstructed the strikes using various sources, including security-camera footage, satellite imagery, and Iranian news reports. The Pentagon confirmed using the PrSM in Iran for the first time during the war but denies firing it at Lamerd. Experts believe the missile strikes occurred, and Israeli or Iranian weapons were likely not responsible.
The PrSM's unique warhead, filled with dense tungsten pellets, can spread lethal metal over a wide area, posing a significant danger to civilians. Despite the questions raised by the Lamerd strikes, the PrSM is rapidly becoming a crucial part of Western arsenals, with the Pentagon signing a multi-billion-dollar contract to increase production and other countries also acquiring the missile.
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