Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The State Of U.S.-Israeli Defense Technology Collaboration


U.S.-Israeli Defense Technology Collaboration Began With Confrontation -- Washington Times

Six years after the Pentagon cut off Israel from defense technology over concerns about leaks to China, U.S. military support for Israel’s missile defenses has produced interceptors capable of knocking out ballistic missiles and harder-to-hit artillery rockets.

The prize of U.S.-Israeli missile defense cooperation, the Arrow Missile system, was a major attraction Monday at the annual conference hosted by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

The close cooperation likely would not have happened if the U.S. government did not discreetly confront Israel in 2001 over its sharing sensitive military technology with China.

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My Comment: So they are cooperating now .... who can say that this will continue.

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