Israeli Minister says Israel must be ready for any Iranian attack

Minister says Israel must be ready for any Iranian attack

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/753483.html By Reuters Last update - 10:44 22/08/2006  

A week after the end of the war with Hezbollah, Minister Rafi Eitan warned Tuesday that Israel should prepare for the possibility of a missile attack from Iran.

"We are liable to face an Iranian missile attack. The Iranians have said very clearly that if they come under attack, their primary target would be Israel," Eitan, a member of the decision-making security cabinet, told Israel Radio.

Iran could fire missiles at Israel "therefore we must prepare for what could come, and prepare the entire country for a missile strike attack, to prepare all the civilian systems so they are ready for this," Eitan said.

The radio said Eitan, a former spymaster, meant that Israel should prepare its bomb shelters to protect against a possible Iranian attack.

It quoted Eitan as alluding to the current international standoff with Iran over its uranium enrichment, saying if the situation deteriorates, Israel would be the first to come under attack.

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map."

He has said Israel "should not assume" its cease-fire with Iranian-backed Hezbollah guerrillas last week means an end to the crisis.

Hezbollah fired 4,000 rockets on northern Israel during the war.

Iranian cleric Amad Khatami has said that Iran would hit Tel Aviv with medium-ranged missiles if it came under attack. Arms experts say Iran's Shahab-3 missiles are capable of striking Israel.

Eitan's remarks also came as tensions rose between Iran and six world powers led by the United States, who have sought to persuade Tehran to halt its uranium enrichment program, with an August 31 deadline for Tehran to face possible sanctions from the United Nations.

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Mmm....does that mean that they know first hand that the US will attack Iran?  Iran has vowed that if they were "attack" they will attack Israel.  What's the connection?  Closest ally?

It's scary to think that they (Israel) know everything what most of the world do not know until it's too late.

[ Last edited by  samerosie at 22-8-2006 05:26 PM ]

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Source : http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060 ... rael_deterring_iran

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By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 5 minutes ago

JERUSALEM - With the purchase of two more German-made Dolphin submarines capable of carrying nuclear warheads, military experts say Israel is sending a clear message to Iran that it can strike back if attacked by nuclear weapons.

The purchases come at a time when Iran is refusing to bow to growing Western demands to halt its nuclear program, and after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map."

The new submarines, built at a cost of $1.3 billion with Germany footing one-third of the bill, have diesel-electric propulsion systems that allow them to remain submerged for longer periods of time than the three nuclear arms-capable submarines already in Israel's fleet, the Jerusalem Post reported.The Dolphin submarine could be one of the best deterrents, Beaver said. The technology on the subs makes them undetectable and gives them defensive capabilities in the case of attack, he said.

"They are very well-built, very well-prepared, lots of interesting equipment, one of the best conventional submarines available," Beaver said. "We are talking about a third string of deterrence capabilities."

Michael Karpin, an expert on Israel's atomic weapons capabilities who published a book on the issue in the United States, said nuclear-armed submarines provide better second-strike capabilities than missiles launched from airplanes.

"lanes are vulnerable, unlike nuclear (armed) submarines that can operate for an almost unlimited amount of time without being struck," Karpin said. "Second-strike capabilities are a crucial element in any nuclear conflict."
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Israel is ready for war, are Muslims ready also? :cak:

topeng perak

let israelis burn ... katyusha rulezz again!!

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by topeng perak   

let israelis burn ... katyusha rulezz again!!  

War will determine who God is with.
And God will choose who will rule over the Promised Land. :pray: