U.S. - Israel To Cooperate On Missile Defense

U.S., Israel Map Out Joint Missile Plan -- UPI

U.S. and Israeli military planners are discussing the development of Israel's missile defense systems to ensure the country maintains its technological edge.

TEL AVIV, Israel, June 29 (UPI) -- Amid worsening security problems in the Middle East, U.S. and Israeli military planners are discussing the development of the Jewish state's missile defense systems to ensure the country maintains its technological edge over regional adversaries and the ability to meet emerging threats.

U.S. support for Israel's efforts to build a multilayered defense shield against everything from ballistic missiles to short-range unguided rockets was a key topic when officials of the joint Defense Policy Advisory group met in Tel Aviv this week.

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My Comment: My gut is telling me that there is more to this story than what they are telling us .... to put it bluntly .... it is more like they are assessing their defensive capabilities in the event of an Iranian (or Syrian) missile attack than maintaining some "technological edge".