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Israel And U.S. Don’t Have Deployed Missile Defense Capability to Guarantee 100 Percent Shoot Down of a Long Range Ballistic Missile From Iran

Written by thomas · Filed Under Aeronautics News 

October 30, 2008

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TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Riki Ellison,
Chairman of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA)
http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org , was in Israel this week to visit and get
updates on their missile defense system. His thoughts in journal form are
as follows:

“Over the past few days, MDAA has made an inaugural and historic visit
to the country of Israel. Understanding the ballistic missile and rocket
threat to this country and its people by their people provides a realism
that is much different from our perceptions.

“Understanding the political and public will to develop and deploy
national missile defense to protect their lives and nation enlightens the
reality of a nation under threat.”

“Understanding the 4 major Israeli missile defense systems (Arrow 2,
David’s Sling, Iron Dome, Arrow 3) through in-depth briefings from the
chief engineers and program managers validates the efficiency of doing more
with less from the Israeli self grown systems with their U.S. partnerships
and support.”

“Understanding that missile defense prevents low intensity conflicts
from becoming wars, providing the leaders of the Knesset other options
other than ones that cost lives and sends the Israel Defense Force into
conflict proves missile defense can deescalate and stabilize future
crisis.”

“The future survival of the country of Israel may depend on its missile
defense capability and the U.S. missile defense assets in the region to
defend and protect against Iran’s ballistic missile force and its soon to
be acquired nuclear weapons. This is clearly the number one threat to
Israel and this threat will require not only interoperability of the
various missile defense systems but most important a ‘zero leakage or 99
percent capability to destroy an incoming ballistic missile.”

“This means being able to have the capability to look, shoot, look,
shoot, look, shoot, shoot at a missile during its entire flight. The
capability required involves multiple radars to track and discriminate as
well as defensive missiles that can shoot in the upper tier of space, the
lower tier of space and the higher and lower atmosphere.”

“Today Israel does not have this capability nor do the current U.S.
regional assets have this capability. Missile defense deployment and
development here is much needed and encouraged prior to Iran’s development
of a nuclear weapon.”

“Ballistic missile threats to Israel involve nearby neighbors, with a
total of 200 plus missiles. This threat continues to grow exponentially as
many of these countries have eliminated their resources for Air Forces and
put them into ballistic missiles and rockets as they have proven far more
effective and efficient for their military and political objectives.”

“MDAA visited the town of Sderot a little less than a mile from the
Gaza Strip where this year alone 1,460 rockets were fired by Hamas into
Sderot. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to protect public
places from playgrounds, schools, to bus stops. This has yet to stop the
life changes for the citizens caused by this threat. MDAA also visited
Haifa and both Arab and Israeli towns in Lower Galilee. These towns and
cities within this region have seen 4,000 rockets launched from Hezbollah
in Lebanon in the summer of 2006. Both of these unfortunate situations have
driven the development of two new missile and rocket intercept systems that
will be deployed over the next couple of years, one a joint U.S./Israel
program called the David’s Sling and the other Israel only program called
the Iron Dome.”

Riki Ellison closed his remarks by stating: “This trip has been both
inspiring and humbling as having first hand interaction and viewing the
destruction of both life and property that ballistic missiles cause. These
vivid memories and experiences add more motivation to fiercely advocate for
missile defense.”

Riki Ellison is available for interviews to discuss his trip in Israel.
Ellison is knowledgeable on all aspects of our nation’s missile defense
systems. Call Mike Terrill at 602 885-1955 to arrange an interview.

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