On Ground Updates: Israel - March 17, 2008

On Ground Updates: Israel
New Report says Israel might opt to use its arsenal of Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles instead of using IAF Jets if/when taking military action against Iran's Nuclear Facilities
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
File photo: Israeli Ballistic Missile Test, 2005
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* JPOST.com brings us this report today and it starts off like this… If Israel chose to take military action against Iran's nuclear facilities, it might opt not to send IAF jets on a mission but rather use its arsenal of medium-range ballistic missiles, a report published by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) said Tuesday… The Jericho III, Israel's most advanced version of its custom-designed ballistic missile, is capable of carrying a 1,000-1,300 kilogram conventional payload or a 750kg nuclear warhead over a distance of up to 7,000 kilometers. With a smaller 350kg nuclear warhead, the missile’s range can be extended even further…
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'Israel would attack Iran with missiles'
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* Reuters reports it this way… Ballistic missiles could be Israel's weapon of choice against Iranian nuclear facilities if it decides on a pre-emptive attack and deems air strikes too risky, according to a report by a Washington think-tank… Israel is widely assumed to have Jericho missiles capable of hitting Iran with an accuracy of a few dozen meters (yards) from target. Such a capability would be free of warplanes' main drawbacks -- limits on fuel and ordnance, and perils to pilots…
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Israel could use ballistic missiles against Iran-report
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* PressTV.IR has this report today… As Israeli talks of war on Iran gain momentum, Israel's military Chief of Staff says the army must prepare for a military aggression… In a meeting with top US diplomats on Monday, Lt. Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi said Israel could not live with a nuclear Iran and that an Israeli military strike was a "serious" option in retarding the country's progress… Ashkenazi -- whose request to meet with President Barack Obama and his American counterpart Admiral Mike Mullen was turned down -- made the remarks in a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her designated US envoy to the Persian Gulf, Dennis Ross… The Israeli general and the American hosts discussed the Iranian issue shortly after reports revealed that the Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu plans a "major military confrontation" in the next few months…
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Israeli army ordered to devise Iran war

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