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Israel, US hold largest ever war games
Watts
Up With That?
Friday, Oct 30th, 2009
Israel and the United States have launched a
three-week joint air defense exercise, code-named Juniper Cobra
10, in the port city of Haifa.
The military exercises which are described as the largest ever
by the two allies are conducted under a media blackout in the
West.
About a thousand US troops, from all four branches of service,
would work alongside an equal number of Israel Defense Force
personnel, taking part in computer-simulated war games.
The air maneuver will include the newly-developed Arrow 2 as
well as America's THAAD (Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense)
and the ship-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System.
Israel's aerial artillery brigade, the US Army Corps' 69th
Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and naval destroyer USS Higgins
are all taking part in the drill. The US has also sent 17 warships
equipped with radar systems. The drill involves the deployment
of missile batteries throughout Israel.
The Joint Task Force commander is Rear Admiral John M. Richardson,
deputy commander of the US Sixth Fleet. It began October 21
and will last through November 3, 2009.
The US says the war game are aimed at protecting Israel against
possible threats.
This is while Tel Aviv has initiated several wars in the region
in its 60-year-long history and is considered as a major threat
by regional countries given its nuclear weapons capabilities.
The United States is Israel's closest ally, providing it with
about 2.2 billion dollars a year in military assistance.
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INFOWARS:
BECAUSE THERE'S A WAR ON FOR YOUR MIND
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