Iran's top nuclear scientist was killed by remote-controlled machine gun -report

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This is one of many different stories coming out of Iran. They’re still searching for the variant that lets them minimize their own culpability.

Shades of the Breaking Bad finale. 150 meters - is that considered a far distance for an assassination of this magnitude?

Not really, especially electronically controlled and aimed/targeted. Maybe they even used 50 caliber, just to be super sure.

150m is perfect distance for assassination.

Target shooting ranges for full bore rifles are always > 100m. In competitive shooting competitions range is 300m free rifle/standard rifle from three positions (kneeling, prone, standing). In military sharp shooting competitions ranges are 500-1000 meters.

Military qualification ranges for service rifles typically test shooting from 150 and 300 meters.

Military sharp shooting ranges and competitions have distances >500 meters.

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