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Israel Tests Missile Defense Aimed at Iran

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(Newser) – Israel today performed a successful test of a missile-defense system the country said could defend against any munition in Iran’s arsenal, the Jerusalem Post reports. The Arrow 2, a US-Israel collaboration, was paired with its radar system for the first time and took down a missile masquerading as an Iranian Shihab 3. “While we are for peace,” PM Benjamin Netanyahu said of the test, “we will know how to defend ourselves.”

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak shakes hands with an Israeli soldier after the successful missile test.
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak shakes hands with an Israeli soldier after the successful missile test.   (AP Photo)
An Arrow 2 missile, part of an anti-missile system, launched in a test off Israel's Mediterranean coast.
An Arrow 2 missile, part of an anti-missile system, launched in a test off Israel's Mediterranean coast.   (AP Photo)
An Arrow missile, part of an anti-missile system, is launched in a test off Israel's Mediterranean coast.
An Arrow missile, part of an anti-missile system, is launched in a test off Israel's Mediterranean coast.   (AP Photo)
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