"...Combining their systems...": US & Israel Joint Missle 'Defense' Exercise

[Leigh Meyers <the.buffalo.in.the.midst@xxxxxxxxx>]

In Rasta vernacular... 'Shit-Stems'.
Indeed, some s-it will stem from this sooner than later:

"Israeli and U.S. forces are testing new ways to deal with missiles
capable of carrying nuclear, chemical and biological warheads,"

We all KNOW who has these...
Hint: <www.leighm.net/images/Foundem.jpg>

Israel, U.S. hold large-scale joint missile defense exercise
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/03/18/africa/ME-GEN-Israel-US-Missile-Defense.php

The Associated Press
Sunday, March 18, 2007

JERUSALEM: Israel and the U.S. are conducting a large-scale missile
defense exercise aimed at combining their systems, American and
Israeli officials said Sunday, as both countries warn that Iran could
obtain nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

The operation, code-named "Juniper Cobra," is taking place in the
Negev desert in southern Israel with thousands of American and Israeli
troops. Both sides described the timing as routine, denying a direct
connection to the Iran threat.

Israeli and U.S. forces are testing new ways to deal with missiles
capable of carrying nuclear, chemical and biological warheads,
according to military officials who spoke on condition on anonymity
because they were not authorized to give details of the operation.

The United States is Israel's closest ally, providing about $2.2
billion (â1.65 billion) a year in military assistance and coordinating
many aspects of defense policy.

Stewart Tuttle, the U.S. Embassy spokesman in Tel Aviv, would not
directly say if the goal was to counter a potential nuclear threat.

"It is a computer simulation exercise designed to test the
interoperability of the air defense system," he said. "The air defense
can protect you against whatever happens to be on the warhead."

Both Israel and the U.S. have expressed concern about Iran's nuclear
program, suspecting that the goal is to produce nuclear weapons,
despite Iranian denials. Israel considers Iran its most serious
strategic threat, since its president has often called for Israel's
destruction and the nation has developed long-range missiles.

This is the fourth time the two countries have conducted the joint
"Juniper Cobra" exercise, held every two years. The current drill
began last week and is set to end Tuesday.

During the last exercise, in 2005, the tests included integrating the
Israeli-made Arrow anti-ballistic missiles with the U.S. Patriot
system to create a multilayered air defense system.

The Arrow, a joint U.S.-Israeli project, is the world's first
operational anti-ballistic missile system.

The concept is for the Arrow to intercept inbound missiles at high
altitudes, while the Patriot provides cover at lower levels. The U.S.
deployed Patriot batteries in Israel in 1991, when Iraq fired 39 Scud
missiles at Israel during the first Gulf war.

The Arrow was jointly developed by Israel Aircraft Industries and
Chicago-based Boeing Co. at a cost of more than US$1 billion (euro750
million), in response to the first Gulf war, where the Patriot
missiles failed to intercept many of the incoming Scuds. Some reports
say Patriots missed them all.

The Israeli military said in a statement, "From time to time, the
United States and Israel conduct routine exercises in Israel. This
exercise has been planned for over a year and is part of a routine
training cycle designed to validate interoperability of air defense
systems."

Military officials identified those taking part in the drill as
Israel's air defense artillery brigade and the U.S. Army Corps' 69th
air defense artillery brigade.

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The monetary
They get together
Whenever they think it's neccesary
They are turning our brothers & sisters into mercenaries
They are turning the planet into a cemetery
The military
The monetary