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Pentagon Concedes That US Provided Most Of Israel's Missile Defense During Iran War
Pentagon Concedes That US Provided Most Of Israel's Missile Defense During Iran War
Via The Libertarian Institute
The US fired hundreds of its most advanced interceptors to protect Israel from Iranian missiles during the first five weeks of the war.
According to a Department of War assessment described to The Washington Post, the US used 200 Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and over 100 SM-3 and SM-6 missiles in defense of Israel.
Image source: DoD/Department of War
In comparison, Israel only used 100 Arrow interceptors and 90 David’s Sling missiles.
Speaking about the imbalance,...
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