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2007-11-12 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Israel may sell Arrow and Ofek to Turkey

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-11-12 09:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 This could be very amusing, for several reasons. Not just one in the eye to the Iranians, but also because it might make Turkey the front line in defending Europe from the Iranian threat.

So the next time Europe whines about not wanting Turkey in the EU...

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-11-12 09:07|| 2007-11-12 09:07|| Front Page Top

#2 If Turkey was the same place it was 20 years ago, I would applaud the idea. However, with radical Islam taking over in Turkey it gives me a serious case of the uncomfortables. Yea, they don't like the Arabs and they don't like the Iranians. But, if we need to go after them in another few years, we will be facing advanced tech instead of Russian crap. And if the nationalistic bent of Turkey takes over and they rip a large chunk of northern Iraq out....

Not the time, not the place IMHO.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-11-12 09:18|| 2007-11-12 09:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Turkey is suppose to have a special agreement with Iran...

Posted by 3dc 2007-11-12 12:10|| 2007-11-12 12:10|| Front Page Top

#4 How hard can the Arrow be to take out?

Arty, ground troops or simply overwhelming the Arrow system with a vast quantity of missiles seem like pretty good ways of making the Arrow a non factor within days.

Now, the possibility of them exporting the tech would be an entirely different can of worms.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-11-12 12:44|| 2007-11-12 12:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Since Arrow is strictly anti-balistic missile, why do you care, Anikin?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2007-11-12 22:59|| 2007-11-12 22:59|| Front Page Top

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