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A recent nighttime test of the Arrow anti-missile system. (Israel Aircraft Industries)
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U.S., IDF hold joint exercise on response to nuclear attack
By Yossi Melman, Haaretz Correspondent

Israel and the United States are conducting a joint military exercise whose main goal, according to military officials in both countries, is to hone the allies' abilities to fend off missiles equipped with nuclear, biological or chemical warheads.

This year's Juniper Cobras drill, in contrast to those in recent years, will not involve intercepting live missiles due to logistical constraints associated with last summer's Lebanon war and U.S. deployments.

The Israel Air Force's Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the U.S. Army Corps' 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade are taking part in the maneuvers.
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Israel is testing the latest version of the Arrow and Patriot PAC-2 anti-missile systems.

The Americans are testing, for the first time, the capabilities of their Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) and Patriot PAC-3 systems.

The aim of the exercise is to measure the response time in the event of a missile assault on Israel, the missile interception capabilities and the communications, battle management and command-and-control systems of both countries.

Major Peggy Kageleiry, U.S. Army public affairs officer for Juniper Cobra 2007, told "Army Times" that despite the limitations of this year's exercise, the computer simulation has proved valuable in advancing the primary purpose of Juniper Cobra, which is to improve the allies' ability to cooperate against common threats.

"It's all about interoperability - and the more we train together and exchange ideas, the readier we'll be in any future scenario that may require joint or coalition operations," Kageleiry said.

An Israeli defense official said the live-fire interoperability drills will resume in the next Juniper Cobra, tentatively planned for spring 2009.

Juniper Cobra is the name given by the U.S. Army to the maneuvers, which are part of an American emergency plan to defend Israel from missile attacks. The exercises, which began in 2001, have in the past involved the deployment of U.S. missiles on Israeli soil and trials of the Patriot missile system
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  1.   Exercizes??? 04:27  |  Joe 18/03/07
  2.   not too reassuring 04:44  |  KT 18/03/07
  3.   I don`t understand 04:54  |  Adam 18/03/07
  4.   the poor poor palis 04:54  |  TJ 18/03/07
  5.   To Joe 05:07  |  Peter 18/03/07
  6.   to Joe 05:27  |  Robert 18/03/07
  7.   Trump opinion on middle east 05:28  |  eman 18/03/07
  8.   So Does this mean... 05:28  |  Abe 18/03/07
  9.   #1 You`re Wrong - Israel Protect Itself 05:33  |  Jared 18/03/07
  10.   Khomeni`s "War Of The Liberation Of Jerusalem" Was Fought ... 05:50  |  Lavi 18/03/07
  11.   # 1 US chose? 06:25  |  Lynn 18/03/07
  12.   # 8 Abe 06:28  |  Lynn 18/03/07
  13.   And Iran is the menace! 06:29  |  Niva dos Santos 18/03/07
  14.   First Strike 06:41  |  Edward 18/03/07
  15.   JOE are you saying the Pals or Arabs have nukes?Or just nerve gas 06:56  |  PETER SM 18/03/07
  16.   N.DOS SANTOS.Which part of RESPONSE to nuclear attack too hard 07:01  |  PETER SM 18/03/07
  17.   Quit Screwing Around 07:44  |  Finn 18/03/07
  18.   Anti-Missile system. 08:25  |  Maureen Ann 18/03/07
  19.   U.S.and IDF holding joint excerises 08:51  |  Roxy 18/03/07
  20.   Wait and see! 09:24  |  Andemo 18/03/07
  21.   Poor Pali`s? 09:52  |  Palestinian Brit 18/03/07
  22.   100% success rate guaranteed in phoney-baloney exercise 10:25  |  Clickfool 18/03/07
  23.   Joe #1 Our fate is their fate 10:26  |  Tzfonit 18/03/07
  24.   MAUREEN ANN.TO WHOM is America Israel selling WMD`s?? 10:37  |  PETER SM 18/03/07
  25.   Niva Dos Santos 10:54  |  Daniel 18/03/07
  26.   Good Luck 11:05  |  Francois 18/03/07
  27.   It`s comedy central in Zion today. "Nuclear attack"? LMAO 11:12  |  Joe 18/03/07
  28.   # 1 11:24  |  johnnymac 18/03/07
  29.   Jesse Helms said it all 11:39  |  Taxed US taxpayer 18/03/07
  30.   Hey Joe, he who laughs last... 11:40  |  Tzfonit 18/03/07
  31.   RAMALLAH JOE.Europe is against Iran nukes.So are Sunnis 11:42  |  PETERSM 18/03/07
  32.   Success GUARANTEED! 11:44  |  Clickfool 18/03/07
  33.   Palstinian Brit 12:07  |  ChanahS 18/03/07
  34.   Clickfool number 22. 12:29  |  David Nigel Braham 18/03/07
  35.   Why would this irritate anyone? 12:39  |  The Equalizer 18/03/07
  36.   #PeterSM 12:41  |  Maureen Ann 18/03/07
  37.   Clickfool 12:43  |  Phil 18/03/07
  38.   For David Nigel Braham # 34 12:55  |  Clickfool 18/03/07
  39.   MAUREEN ANN.TO WHOM is America Israel selling WMD`s??You made an 13:06  |  PETER SM 18/03/07
  40.   Zionist Agrees With Clickfool Here 13:06  |  Dyinglikeflies 18/03/07
  41.   Iran hit Jerusalem? I don`t think so. 13:06  |  Palestinian Brit 18/03/07
  42.   Palestinian brit 13:44  |  Jam today 18/03/07
  43.   MAKING ISRAEL SAFE 13:44  |  Neutered Observer 18/03/07
  44.   #41 Palestinian "Brit" 14:58  |  Steven 18/03/07
  45.   PETER SM # 15 15:00  |  SJ 18/03/07
  46.   Clickfool 34. 16:19  |  David Nigel Braham 18/03/07
  47.   Joe?Here.Maureen?Here Click?Fool.Where are Marilyn,Dutch,indra? 16:29  |  Vittorio 18/03/07
  48.   Palestinian Brit 17:59  |  Phil 18/03/07
  49.   Hello #29 - JESSE HELMS?? 18:04  |  Just Curious 18/03/07
  50.   I heard that Iran bought two nuclear bombs 18:13  |  d.dor 18/03/07
  51.   #43 Making Israel Safe 18:13  |  CLRusso 18/03/07
  52.   # 10 Lavi 18:32  |  Lynn 18/03/07
  53.   Joe??? 18:43  |  even 18/03/07
  54.   Maureen Ann @ 36 18:45  |  ChanahS 18/03/07
  55.   #52 Lynn 18:56  |  Soso 18/03/07
  56.   #50 d.dor 19:05  |  Echelon 18/03/07
  57.   exercises 19:22  |  paul 18/03/07
  58.   To CL Russo 19:22  |  Neutered Observer 18/03/07
  59.   #44 Steven 19:24  |  Echelon 18/03/07
  60.   jews want peace, arabs want war 20:07  |  ballistic 18/03/07
  61.   Dyinglikeflies 20:39  |  dzone 18/03/07
  62.   your`e the coward and hypocrites 20:57  |  michael 18/03/07
  63.   no they shouldn`t 21:06  |  michael 18/03/07
  64.   you are 21:12  |  michael 18/03/07
  65.   God bless Israel 21:15  |  michael 18/03/07
  66.   Ausralia 21:22  |  michael 18/03/07
  67.   41#PALESTINIAN TITT 21:28  |  alonitzafoni 18/03/07
  68.   dzone: wrong missile 21:34  |  sicko 18/03/07
  69.   # 18 Maureen Ann 21:43  |  Lynn 18/03/07
  70.   soso # 55 21:47  |  Lynn 18/03/07
  71.   sico 23:14  |  dzone 18/03/07
  72.   Poor Israel 23:48  |  margaret 18/03/07
  73.   Neutered Obswerver #58 01:12  |  KT 19/03/07
  74.   What happens if nuclear missile explodes in midair? 06:28  |  Fortuna 19/03/07
  75.   Fortuna - 74 08:28  |  Eric 19/03/07
  76.   #10 Lavi you are correct 12:21  |  Mark Espinola 19/03/07
  77.   Nukem now 19:37  |  sicntired 19/03/07
  78.   just send them to paradise on a mushroom. 08:46  |  tom jones 20/03/07
  79.   Iran visit to US 14:51  |  Ken 20/03/07
  80.   #70 Lynn 21:58  |  Soso 20/03/07
  81.   Joint Exercises? 20:09  |  P. J. Casey 21/03/07
  82.   excercises 23:57  |  paul 20/12/07
  83.   The US 00:07  |  paul