Israel vs. Syrien

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Manche sehen im israelischen Test seiner Interkontinentalrakete weniger eine Warnung an den nur wenig über 1000km entfernt liegenden Iran sondern als eine Warnung an Russland. Mit Russland bestehen erhebliche Spannung nicht zuletzt vor dem syrischen Hintergrund.

Israeli missile test mere saber-rattling: Christopher Walker
Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:2PM GMT

Press TV:
This test firing of a new long range ballistic missile that can reach Russian cities and even beyond Russia, do you think this is going to be seen as a threat by Russia?

Walker:
I think it’s not going to be viewed very sagely because it just sounds like a bit of saber rattling.

I can’t see that Israel would really be taking on the might of Russia. But it’s telling people as it does all the time in its own subtle way that they have increasing fire power. Of course, the bizarre question mark now is - What’s the point of having these missiles if you don’t have the nuclear capability to arm them?

As you reported everybody knows there are at least 200 warheads available in Israel and possibly more. I think this will ensure increased pressure on Israel to come clean - I can’t see that it ever will.

But the Russians will not take kindly to be told that they’re now, as it were, in nuclear range of the Israelis with whom they don’t have the closest or the best relations especially opposed to what’s going on in Syria where Russia is supporting President al-Assad.
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