Posted on 08/22/2006 3:23:56 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
BRIEFING REPORT NO. 206
The month-long war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has given the already-robust missile defense ties between Washington and Jerusalem another shot in the arm. Al-Jazeera (August 16) reports that, in the wake of the just-concluded conflict, which saw the firing of hundreds of Katyusha rockets against Israeli population centers, the Israeli government is stepping up its focus on defenses against short-range missiles. As part of this effort, the Israeli Ministry of Defense is said to have recently requested information from the Pentagon regarding "Skyguard," a high-energy chemical laser system designed to destroy incoming artillery rockets and ballistic missiles. "We have been working with the Israelis... as they go through with development of their own indigenous capabilities for that threat," Lieutenant General Henry Obering, the head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency, has confirmed.
Israel and the US both have the ability to triangulate trajectories of incoming rockets and artillary shells and put munitions down on top of the launch site almost before the rocket or shell lands. As I've heard it, Israel refused to use this technology for fear of harming Leb civilians. That sort of PC bullshit has to stop if Israel wants to survive.
the market didn't even yawn over this article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=NOC&t=3m&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=
High Volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel.
also Keywords 2006israelwar or WOT [War on Terror]
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