Uh oh…
[ame=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP_2HakdKCA”]Iran launches first carbon fiber production line - YouTube[/ame]
Is it just me or did it look like they don’t have very much carbon in the ovens. Maybe they have a hard time making/smuggling the precursor?
(will watch video tomorrow. computer is acting up, AND doing a adware/virus scan)…but…gotta start somewhere! Depends on their technology know-how maybe small is a good start, get that working, and go larger. And come on…maybe it’s westerner ignorance, but how much CF does Iran really need? 
Notice how the general refers to the us as “the enemies”…
Your right they probably only need enough cf to make a missile to house the nuke they want the world to think they have… Good thing we had Stuxnex… 
I think Iran is to be thought of one of the more educated and technology-generating countries in the world.
They are basicly blocked off from the rest of the world in terms of possibly military materials, except perhaps from some neighbouring countries and Israel.
Managed a socialist way they invest A LOT in technology and education, and you see a lot of technical reports popping up on research they have done (in composites).
As for other materials: One of my friends recently installed a crisps-making machine including packaging street over there, so I guess most civil stuff is not a problem.