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2008-07-08 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

New system to intercept rockets tested in Israel

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Posted by Fred 2008-07-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Offence is the best defense stupid.

Posted by Annon 2008-07-08 01:35|| 2008-07-08 01:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Just fire a whole bunch of them at once to defeat the system.

Posted by gromky 2008-07-08 05:40|| 2008-07-08 05:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Gromky,
You're absolutely right - any kind of mass launch would probably overwhelm it. On the other hand, it would also be proof of a premeditated, warlike attack and although the Usual Suspects would have no problem justifying it, the Israelis would have plenty of justification for a full blown assault.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-07-08 06:30|| 2008-07-08 06:30|| Front Page Top

#4 As you say, Mike and Gromky, but with the defense system fewer rockets would hit Israel, which is a better than the alternative.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2008-07-08 17:42|| 2008-07-08 17:42|| Front Page Top

#5 I don't think they are capable of a mass launch. Or they'd have done it already.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-07-08 23:21|| 2008-07-08 23:21|| Front Page Top

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