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US considers deploying missile defense radar to Israel
AFP
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
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.
Gates discussed the Israeli request Monday in a meeting with
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, the official said.
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Besides the radar, Gates also agreed to explore sharing missile
early warning launch data, as well as US funding for two costly
Israeli projects designed to counter short-range rockets and mortars,
he said.
The official said deploying the X-band radar was a near-term
proposition, adding "all this is moving pretty quickly."
"We are going to station this land-based system there, and
the Israelis would plug into it," said the official.
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