Posted on 09/03/2013 3:41:01 AM PDT by kronos77
Russia’s early warning radars detected the launch of two ballistic rockets in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, Russia’s Defense Ministry stated. Israel later claimed responsibility for firing the target test rockets.
The launch took place at 06:16 GMT Tuesday, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense.
The trajectory of the missiles is reported to have been from the central part of the Mediterranean Sea towards the eastern landmass. Both rockets have allegedly fallen into the sea, RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Russia’s President Putin has already been informed about the incident by Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu.
The Syrian embassy in Moscow currently has no information on the incident.
There were no rocket attack signals or blasts in Damascus, the Russian embassy in Syria noted.
Syria’s missile warning system has not detected any rockets landing on their territory, a Syrian security source told Lebanese channel al-Manar TV.
Initially, the Israeli military apparently had no data on the launch either. However, later Israel claimed a joint missile launch with the US in the Mediterranean Sea.
No American ships or planes stationed in the Mediterranean have launched any missiles, US officials told CBS News.
The UK has stressed that they “have nothing to do" with the launch.
A NATO spokesman said the alliance was trying to verify the reports. Until then, the bloc will not comment on the incident.
Armavir, an early warning system against missile attack, is situated in southern Russia. It is run by the Russian Aerospace Defense Forces. They provide radar coverage of the Middle East. There are two radars there, with one of them facing southwest and the other southeast.
Israel polishing up their sub-launched ballistic missle skills. Just in case.
I’m sure they wanted to see if Syrian or Russian forces would react just long enough to show their cards.
The message to Syria and Iran: you’re in range.
warning system?.....landing?...what the ell is it...a goat flying by at 93 mph?
So, now the Israelis know where the radar is, what kind it is, and the frequency.
Thanks for lighting up the sky, boys.
Or, as we found out when the MiG-25 pilot defected, the Israelis now know ONE of the frequencies. The MiG-25 had war reserve modes the U.S. didn’t know about.
Somebody may miscalculate
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Agree. Lots of moving parts in this voatile region — AND BEYOND. One misstep or mistake and things could quickly get out of hand. This administration has no idea how this thing could easily unravel. The Brits, on the other hand, correctly figured out this wasn’t worth starting WWIII over.
With the U.S. and Israel and Russian China in opposite corners, what could go wrong? /sarc
Opps. Typo alert. I meant ‘Russia and China’.
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