Anti-missile exercise tests electronics of Arrow system

Since it is worthless, you can sell it to China. But, you had better hurry, because Boeing is moving into China, and there may be a direct sale..

Propaganda! It is a waste of money. It was deployed without being fully tested.

Not sure i understand what your saying. Or you don't understand my point. The point is that Israel would have to be sitting in a pool of oil with diamonds sprinkled on top in order to keep it's military spending competitive with that of Iran in the years to come. Right now the mullahs are proving to the world that theology doesn't give any good guidelines for building a country in the modern world. However they won't stay in power for long. And a democracy can be just as militaristic as a theocracy. Israel can't spend more than their enemies and it cant wait them out either. So something else has to be done. (no, not bombing)....

I totally agree, not everything can be measured in money.. As for your brains versus brawn analogy, I agree. Hovewer there are limits to how long that analogy holds true. During WWII the germans had superior tactics, superior weapons to both the allies and soviets. (ideologically they were obviously flawed). However superiority in numbers and industry prevailed. How about the battle of thermopylae (the 300) They died. How about the texans heroic last stand at the alamo. They died. How about the finns beating the soviets in the early part of the winter war, only to find the Soviet reserves knocking on Vyborgs door two months later. The finns lost 20000, the Soviets lost 500000. Guess what, the finns lost a fifth of their country. If you look through history, the examples of the underdog winning are often anomalies or/and markers for a major shift in society. ie. Gunpowder, blizkrieg, airpower, purges, muskets etc..

will become a reality. "Not a good Idea" Hope you are not waiTING for Israel to be wiped off the map by the freedom loving Mullatocracy and their Islamist allies. Sorry it may be fashionable but cannot oblige.

"What have they left to Israel other than preparing to this coming threat." Israel's politicians long ago abandoned any attempt at reconciliation and peace with its neighbours in favour of militarism. Israel puts all of its efforts into the acquisition of weapons, and none into diplomacy. This is, of course, required by its ongoing policy of land theft, and its need to prevent the rightful owners from reclaiming their stolen real estate.

One example. In 1948, the Jewish state had no money at all, but this state had Jews-adults (men and women) to fight the invaders and Jews-children (girls and boys) that had to be protected. Israelis had no option to lose that war. The peasants (armed with old rifles) of tiny kibutz located near Ashkelon stopped for a day or two Egyptian army. Almost all the defenders died, but the time was used to bring soldiers from Tel Aviv. Another example. In 1948 Israel had to fight with 5 Arab Armies. At night time (when Arabs couldn't see relocation) Jews concentrated their forces on selected front and arrange there a fierce battle. By the morning soldiers returned back to their original positions. At this time Jews-Israelis didn't have good weapons, but they didn't have self-haters either.

Better grab your belongings and get the hell out of the "Promised Land," which is promising to turn into a genuine nuclear wasteland...Alaska is the only safe heaven…time is running out for the so-called "Chosen People" Armageddon is knocking the door

If the thought of an Iran with nukes in 10 years makes Israel spend this much on defence, how much are they gonna spend if they have one nuke..... How about if Iran has 4. Israel would have to become a country with no healthcare or education, and maybe eat up 1 percent of the US GDP in aid. Come to think about it... Are those companies making this missile listed on the stock exchange? Only Israel making peace would kill such an investment. So in other words the investment risk is extremely low.....

Iran $162,709,000,000.00 Israel $117,548,000,000.00 Growth rate Iran 6.1 % Israel 5.2 % Military spending(per GDP): Iran $0.60 per $10 of GDP Israel $0.76 per $10 of GDP per person: Iran $142.61 per person Israel $1,429.03 per person Total Military spending: Iran $9,700,000,000.00 Israel $8,970,000,000.00 (I think US "aid" accounts for about 40%) source: www.nationmaster.com Iran is growing faster and has more growth potential(more people). How much would the US have to spend to get Israel on par if Iran gets a GDP on par with lets say spain $991,442,000,000.00 ?

I'm laughing at your assumptions. What have they left to Israel other than preparing to this coming threat. Only proven antisemities like you belive there is no threat from Iran. AhmediNejat is showing to the world how a great fool he is by ambushing 15 Brit sailors? The chances of anything to do a thing like that was a million to one, but he did. Only a fool like AhmediNejat can dare to kidnapped the soldiers without anticipating what will he bring to his nation. If he has in his hands a nuke he would not hesitate to push the button. He thinks Allah would going to save him. Aby

Iran already bombed Haifa from Lebanon, so what was Israel's glorious Arrow system doing then? America and Israel both use missile shield initiatives as an excuse to keep their military tech companies in business, as those same businesses funnel millions back to politicians in campaign contributions, thus wasting billions in taxpayer money with their empty promises.

"What your left with is an Israel which would have to spend 10 times on defensive missiles than what Iran spends on offensive ones" You're absolutely right, Ting, and of course these so-called anti-missile systems are of totally unproven efficacy. They're for selling, installing and making a vast profit from, not for sheltering under. What Israel's leaders fail to tell their people is that they aren't at the slightest risk of nuclear annihilation from Iran anyway. Israel's vast stock of nuclear warheads is capable of wiping out 40-59 million Iranians in the wtinkling of an eye and destroying Iranian civilisation. Israel's leaders KNOW that this is a perfectly adequate deterrent and will keep their country totally safe. However, Israel's stock of nukes gives them a strategic advantage in the Middle East. They don't want this to be neutralised by an Iranian deterrent. So they spend all this time wailing and moaning, hoping that someone will attack Iran on their behalf.

News flash - Israel's economy is at least 10-fold stronger than Iran's - not to mention its military budget is supported by the wealthiest nation in the world. so.... good point mate!

What happens if Iran sends a rocket with multiple warheads? Lets say 10. 10 missiles have to be sent to intercept them (100% hit rate....). Which is more expensive: 10 super duper anti missile missiles or 10 warheads from one missile? Now if the missiles have a success rate of 50%. You would need 20 of them. Israel is so small that one hit from a nuclear warhead would make it uninhabitable for about a hundred years. So a success rate of 100% would be needed. What your left with is an Israel which would have to spend 10 times on defensive missiles than what Iran spends on offensive ones. Newsflash: Israel can't compete financially with Iran in the long run.

Meanwhile, a couple of Iranian boats, armed with nothing more sophisticated than machine guns, were able to ambush 15 British sailors and marines, armed only with handguns, and capture them with ease. Israel and America should learn a lesson from this. Warfare is unpredictable and full of nasty surprises that cannot be anticipated or planned for. Israel should bear this in mind when it is testing systems such as Arrow. Its enemies will not be obliging and do things it is expecting.

Arrow or not Arrow. IDF has lost shamefully to Hezbollah,no posturing now would erase it from the mind of the US throwing Israel to the wolves.

Great job IDF! King David faced the giant of his day and nailed him with the first stone. The one true G-d is with you Israel.

Good to see everyday,israel preparing to the war imposed by iran. Never Again. Never Again, if the world do nothing to stop the crazy people, let us defend ourselves and deliver the second nuclear attack towards the ones who deny jews to live.

"america will never give israel a anti-missile that works. israel would sell it to china." - sol America has been lavish with 'the good stuff' since the first Phantoms were supplied by Nixon. "america will never give israel a anti-missile that works." - sol First America would have to produce one that worked before it could give it to Israel. "israel would sell it to china." - sol Just the software.

america will never give israel a anti-missile that works. israel would sell it to china.