Most Dangerous Job on Earth: Iran’s Missile Launch Crews

There’s a race happening in Iran right now, and the losers don’t come back. It’s the most dangerous job on earth: Iranian mobile missile launch crews.

Their mission: fire a ballistic missile and return to hiding before being spotted by U.S. satellites, drones, or reconnaissance aircraft.

The weapon is a transporter erector launcher—a massive truck carrying missiles that weigh hundreds of kilos. Destroy the launcher, and the missile becomes useless.

When the war began, Iran had about 460 launchers. Now, roughly 150 remain. Experts say at the current rate, Iran may not have any operational launchers by the end of the week.#

Crews hide in tunnels under tons of rock, then race out, launch, and run. Life expectancy? Days. Soon, hours.

Iranian ballistic missile attacks have already dropped 90 percent. The launchers are disappearing, and the crews know their time is running out.