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US confirms deployment of powerful radar to Israel
Sep 30, 2008, 20:00 GMT
Washington - The US Defence Department confirmed Tuesday that it has deployed a powerful missile-defence radar system to Israel to help protect the Jewish state from a possible Iranian attack.
The X-band radar will be operated by US personnel and is designed to track medium-and longe-range missile and provide data to an interceptor missile, Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said.
'It more than doubles the range of Israel's missile defense radars and increases its available engagement time,' Morrell said.
The United States agreed to send the system to Israel in the wake of Iran's growing ballistic missile capability.
'No one in the region should feel more nervous about that threat than the Israelis, and they clearly do, and they've asked for our assistance, and we have now provided it,' Morrell said.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said Israel should be wiped off the map and has refused to comply with UN Security Council demands to suspend work on uranium enrichment, a process that can be used to develop nuclear weapons.
Defense News, a private weekly publication in the United States, first reported the plans to send the X-band system to Israel. The X- band radar is also the planned system set for deployment to the Czech Republic as part of a US missile-defence shield for Europe.
Poland is the selected country to host the interceptor missiles.
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More of my tax dollars going to defend the military socialist state of Israel. More one sided
propaganda that Iran is the aggressor. Can news people start telling the truth that the 'wiped of the map' comment was a deliberate mistranslation? I will not support any more wars and
I hope Iran is very successful in defending itself against the American Zionist alliance.
Interesting comments, one would think that Israel had invaded it's neighbors in the late 40's, 1967, 1973 and so on. Olmert seems happy to surrender land for peace these days. So I don't see why there is such haterd for the Israeli's. Unless you consider the spiritual side of this equasion. The dark spiritual forces behind Islam are a major driving force in this hatred for God's people in Israel and around the world. For those keeping tabs on all the money given different countries should consider what we give to all not just the ones they don't like.
Am I missing something or is it way obvious
(again) another batch of comments with suttle bigotry
against the Jewish
people & Their rightful ownership of their land? No. I'm not misundrstanding the spewing of hate against my friends on this message board at all. The same ole buch just never stops, do ya?
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chloe123Oct 1st, 2008 - 22:17:37
I honestly believe this was the Israeli plan all along; talk alot about going to battle with Iran...fully knowing that eventually we would GIVE them our most advanced shield to 'pacify' the hawks in their goverment. The important thing was to accomplish this objectve before Bush left office. Well 'Mission Accomplished'; the most advanced shield to protect them from above and a wall to protect them from below. And for 'no charge'.
At least we could have sold it to them.
Boy, are we an easy mark....
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