US considers deploying missile defense radar to Israel

US considers deploying missile defense radar to Israel

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WASHINGTON (AFP) US Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to explore deploying a powerful missile defense targeting radar in Israel, a senior US defense official said Tuesday.
"The idea here is to help Israel create a layered missile defense capability to protect it from all sorts of threats in the region, near and far," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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Boy howdy would this ever change the strength and threat levels of the middle east if it happens. Last week when it was discussed that Russia was planning to put stronger missle defense into Iran by mid-2009, it was said by some here that that was evidence Iran would be attacked by the US & Israel prior to the system going online so that the US and Israel's window of oportunity wouldn't close. I wonder if they'll say the same here... that Iran's pending threat to Israel is about to be escalated by Iran to get in their chops before this system goes online?

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