An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure,
Missile Testing & Development is Found Everywhere,
One Thousand Sejil II 1220 Mile Range Ballistic Missiles,
Iran Claims Will come off Iranian Production Lines by 2015,
Western sources say no more than 150 are likely to be Made!
Israel anti-missile testing to be conducted from west U.S. Shore,
Evidence mankind is headed for ancient prophecy of Armageddon!
Iran in mass production of long-range, solid-fuel Sejil surface Missiles,
For outwitting Israel’s Arrow interceptors if and when they attack Israel,
All of the activity just described is tied to the U.S. and Israel Pacific Testing!
July 16, 2009
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Begin Excerpt from DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
Iran in mass production of long-range, solid-fuel Sejil surface Missiles
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
July 13, 2009, 9:29 AM (GMT+02:00)
Iran is slowing down the manufacture of the Shehab-3 surface missile in favor of mass production of the more accurate two-stage 2,000-kilometer range Sejil II ballistic missile powered with solid fuel, which was successfully tested on May 20, DEBKAfile’s military and Iranian sources report.
More than 1,000 new Sejil IIs are projected to come off production lines in five years, at the rate of 200 a year.
Western sources say the Iranians are over-ambitious and can deliver no more than 10-15 missiles a year at present, although with a huge multi-billion dollar investment they might raise output to 30.
Liquid-fuel missiles like the Shehab take hours to prepare for firing, during which time they are exposed to oversight by US and Israel spy satellites, whereas the Sejil because it is powered by solid fuel has the huge advantage of stealth. It can only be detected by military satellites and early warning radar systems like the American FBX-T posted in the Israeli Negev after it is airborne and winging towards target.
Iran has also recruited Ch inese missile experts to assist
in the production of mobile launchers for the Sejil II. The combination of the solid-fuel Sejil mounted on mobile vehicles will give an Iranian missile attack the advantage of surprise, because of the difficulty of tracking and targeting them from space or the air.
DEBKAfile’s military sources add that Iran is going all out to fill its arsenal with Sejil II missiles for outwitting Israel’s Arrow interceptors if and when they attack Israel. Iran is in mass production of long-range, solid-fuel Sejil surface Missiles.
Western missile experts calculate that if Iran lets loose against Israel a simultaneous barrage of dozens of Shehab-3 and a handful of Sejil II, the Arrow will only intercept some of them; the rest will reach their targets.
Iran’s arms industry is driving forward at top speed to attain this capability. Israel has entered the arms race by stepping up production of the Arrow anti-missile systems.
At some point, Israel strategists had hoped the surge of unrest in Tehran sparked by the disputed June 12 presidential election would result in the regime pulling funds out of nuclear and missile industries and investing in projects for improving the lives of the disaffected populace. But the challenge to its authority has had the opposite effect.
The Islamic rulers have opted for speeding up weapons production and maximizing their tools of war rather than home benefits.
Begin Excerpt from ‘The Star Online’ via World News Updates
Wednesday July 15, 2009 MYT 3:30:59 AM
Israel to test Arrow missile on U.S. Pacific range
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel will soon test an Arrow interceptor missile on a U.S. missile range in the Pacific Ocean in a joint exercise that also will involve three U.S. missile defense systems, a top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
Army Lieutenant General Patrick O’Reilly, director of the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency, said the test will allow Israel to measure its advanced Arrow system against a target with a range of more than 620 miles (1,000 km), too long for previous Arrow test sites in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Arrow system, jointly developed by Israel and the United States, is designed to defend the Jewish state against possible ballistic missile attacks from Iran and Syria.
“They are having a flight test soon this summer,” O’ Reilly told reporters.
“They’re limited to the range of the missile they can test in the eastern Mediterranean. There’s a safety issue,” he said. “That’s the primary purpose of them coming to the United States to use our test range.”
O’Reilly did not say when the test flight would occur and other Pentagon officials were not immediately available for comment.
“The upcoming test also provides us the opportunity to have the Patriot system, the THAAD system and the Aegis system all interacting with the Arrow system so that we’re demonstrating full interoperability as we execute this test,” he added.
Israel carried out a successful test launch of its Arrow II interceptor missile in April, shooting down a target designed to simulate an Iranian Shehab missile over the Mediterranean.
Israel Radio said the April exercise was the 16th test launch of an Arrow. A defense source in Israel said 90 percent of the tests have been successful.
At least two Arrow batteries have been deployed in Israel, which has been testing the system to improve its performance at high altitudes against multiple incoming missiles.
Israel fears that Iran’s uranium enrichment program is aimed at producing nuclear weapons that could be placed on medium- to long-range m
issiles. Iran denies the allegation.
(Additional reporting by Dan Williams in Jerusalem)
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