31.07.2004, 22:50
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Zitat:Israel says missile-killer Arrow aces live test
JERUSALEM, July 29 (Reuters) - Israel's unique strategic missile-killer system Arrow passed its first live test on Thursday, shooting down an incoming Scud rocket off the coast of California, officials said.
Shocked by the failure of U.S. Patriot missiles to down 39 Iraqi Scuds fired at it during the 1991 Gulf War, and fearing arch-foe Iran's atomic programme could go ballistic, Israel developed the $2.2 billion Arrow with help from Washington. "The (test's) execution was perfect," Arrow project chief Arieh Herzog told Israel's Channel One television from California. "We will continue developing to achieve capabilities against future threats such as those emerging from Iran."