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U.S., Israel drill for missile war
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by snuffysmith | November 1, 2009 at 05:58 pm
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Doesn't look like the US and Israel put much stock in getting any agreement with Iran on its nuclear program.
U.S., Israel drill for missile war
During the three-week operation they will test four ballistic missile defense systems -- Israel's high-altitude Arrow-2 interceptor, the U.S Navy's ship-borne Aegis, the U.S. high-altitude THAAD and the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system designed for terminal-phase ballistic missile defense.by Staff Writers
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Oct 30, 2009
Amid the uncertainty about whether a deal with Iran over its nuclear program is possible, the United States and Israel are conducting their largest-ever missile-defense exercises designed to counter an Iranian missile bombardment.
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at 18:20 on November 1st, 2009
I know that this has been an ongoing annual exercise since the first gulf war. Is there any indication that this is larger than it has been in the past.
at 18:48 on November 1st, 2009
A massive air defence drill under way in Israel will join Israeli and US systems to create the world's most advanced anti-missile umbrella to protect the Jewish state, officials said last Thursday.
The Juniper Cobra 10 exercises, the fifth in a series of joint air defence drills began this week and comes amid heightened tension between Israel and Iran.
Some 1,000 US soldiers will take part in the two-week exercise combining Israeli and US systems to "create the world's most advanced air defence system " the commander of Israel's Air Defence Corps, Brigadier General Doron Gavish, told reporters.
Israeli and US commanders refused to describe the scenarios they are simulating, but said they would practice merging different anti-missile systems that defend simultaneously against long-, medium- and short-range missiles.