re: Iran launches test rocket
"Fact is that any launch system that can put a satellite into orbit can put an equivalent payload onto almost any spot on Earth. We're not talking about rockets that can only hit Israel any more.
The only saving factor might be that the payload is so small that they couldn't loft anything other than the most sophisticated warheads (unlikely to be developed soon)."
If Iran could put 200 lb payload into orbit [very small payload] how much payload could be launched for sub-orbital trajectory to California?