DEBKAfile Special Report
15 July: In a few days, the Israeli anti-missile Arrow system will face the first real test of its ability to knock out an Iranian Shehab-3 or Sejil II ballistic missile at the outset of its flight toward Israel. The test will take place off central California's Pacific coast.It will allow Israel to measure its advanced Arrow 3 system against a target with a range of more than 620 miles (1,000 km), too long for previous Arrow test sites in the eastern Mediterranean.”
Until now, Arrow tests have been restricted by the small area of the Mediterranean Sea, the heavy air and maritime traffic in and above it, and the location of the Israeli missile launch site at Palmahim, from which missile flight westward is limited to a few hundred kilometers and disallowed in any other direction.
According to our military sources, this third Arrow exercise from a US site will also examine US-Israeli cooperation in missile interception in the event of an Iranian response to a possible Israeli strike at Iran's nuclear facilities or an Iranian pre-emptive missile attack on Israel.
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As we stated here at "The Time is at Hand" the attack on Iran could not yet occur as a strike by Israel with all these tests scheduled and Israeli Air Force on maneuvers in Nevada. This Year, Yes, but not till after tests of missile screen, Air Force return, Israeli "secret appropriation" of funds, and Israeli Missile Cruisers in place.
Likely before Ramadan and the Winters sets in ....in Iran.-MjS
