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| U.S. Sends THAAD To Israel For First Time |
| 2019-03-05 |
| [THEDRIVE] The U.S. military has sent interceptors and other components of the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense ballistic missile defense system, or THAAD, to Israel for an exercise the first time. The deployment comes as both countries have been especially critical of Iran’s ballistic missile programs, but also reflects a contingency plan that has been in place for more than a decade. U.S. European Command said that deployment had occurred "in early March," according to an official blurb on Mar. 4, 2019. The date stamp on pictures the U.S. Army subsequently released indicated that the first elements had arrived at Nevatim Air Base in central Israel on Mar. 1, 2019. The notice also added that the exercise is occurring at the direction of Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and is a demonstration of the Pentagon’s "Dynamic Force Employment concept." Secretary of Defense James Mattis first announced this operational concept, which aims to make it harder for the U.S. military's opponents to predict its operations and other activities in advance, in 2018. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 I live inland, and am hoping -at best- for beach front property - along with Iodine overdoses |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-03-05 21:54 |
| #7 Don't worry about radiation Frank, you'll drown from the tidal wave. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-03-05 21:52 |
| #6 Since I live in San Diego, one of America's greatest military city populations and probable targets... Bite me, even for /sarc |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-03-05 19:38 |
| #5 If our anti-nuke missile systems let only a few of 'em in do we win? Well, if they hit the coasties, hmmmmm.... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-03-05 15:42 |
| #4 If I'm still alive afterward, am I a loser? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-05 12:03 |
| #3 If our anti-nuke missile systems let only a few of 'em in do we win? |
| Posted by: jpal 2019-03-05 11:27 |
| #2 It's probably part of the ongoing research to tie all these systems together. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-05 10:13 |
| #1 Will be interesting to see how it works compared to the Iron Dome system. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-03-05 09:23 |