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Last update - 23:11 18/01/2008 Missile test / Launched from Palmachim, heard in Tehran By Amir Oren, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: IAI, Iran, Israel First, the facts: A successful test of a new dual-stage missile was carried out at the Palmachim air base at 8:45 A.M. Thursday. Every part of the system, including the launcher and the missile itself, functioned properly, and can thus be considered operational. This success can be credited to Israel Aerospace Industries; to the other firms involved in the project; and to the Israel Air Force. The timetable for the test was not dictated by Tehran. The government and the defense establishment are always happy when these tests succeed, but the pace of development, including the schedule of tests, generally depends on the technology rather than on external events. But foreign experts will surely issue lengthy analyses explaining how Israel is maintaining its deterrence, especially vis-a-vis Iran, by openly testing a missile without officially saying a word about the missile's significance. Those wily Israelis are reminding everyone what ammunition they have available, the pundits will say. Some will also comment on the exquisite timing: while U.S. President George W. Bush is visiting the region and Israel's foreign minister is in Moscow trying to persuade the Russians to take action on Iran's nuclear program. Advertisement These explanations are enticing, but unfortunately far from the gray reality. Israel never intended to publicize Thursday's test; it did so only under heavy pressure from the media, and even then only because the evidence was obvious to anyone who happened to be watching the sky over central Israel at the right moment, and had even been captured on camera. Until noon, the defense establishment had hoped it could get away with the mandatory but uninformative announcement to aviators that the country's air space would be closed to traffic for a few hours. But since Israel lacks isolated deserts or islands to use as testing grounds, the test was doomed to discovery Bookmark to del.icio.us   Slam the Qassam The U.S. wants the UN Security Council to denounce Qassam rockets for the first time. Remembrance day German Chancellor Merkel hails the return of Jewish life to Germany after the Holocaust.   1.   The timetable for the test was not dictated by Tehran 12:56  |  Paul Wood 18/01/08   2.   TO ALL ANTI ISRAEL AND PRO ARAB PINHEADS 12:58  |  MJ 18/01/08   3.   Human factor is essential in deterrence & Israel`s lagging behind 13:38  |  Absolute Sweden 18/01/08   4.   true, israel`s soldiers have conscience - this test is awesome! 14:04  |  Michelle 18/01/08   5.   To Absolute Freedom: How Do You Know All This? 14:13  |  Dave Levy 18/01/08   6.   Don`t kid yourselves this will `deter` anything 14:13  |  Rowan Berkeley 18/01/08   7.   eh, rowan, safe in the uk, what do you know about war 14:25  |  michelle 18/01/08   8.   "Israel has a First Class Aerospace Industry."! 14:33  |  Stephen. 18/01/08   9.   # 5 He knows all he`s an out of work screen writer! 14:36  |  Petra 18/01/08   10.   #2 MJ 14:49  |  Paul Wood 18/01/08   11.   Missile test. 14:57  |  David Nigel Braham 18/01/08   12.   its no big deal 15:26  |  zionist forever 18/01/08   13.   6 15:31  |  zionist forever 18/01/08   14.   Rowan Berkeley missed the point # 6 16:08  |  Fortuna Benmayor 18/01/08   15.   Israel, please, less talk more action! 16:20  |  Igor D. 18/01/08   16.   # 6 the moron !! 17:00  |  PJ 18/01/08   17.   To Rowan #6 17:10  |  Rob Redstone 18/01/08   18.   rowan berkeley 17:11  |  bigfaceddog 18/01/08   19.   how many ore mines h. sr? how many 17:34  |  bozhida balkas 18/01/08   20.   Kol hakavod! 17:44  |  adam 18/01/08   21.   #7 17:51  |  Cheops 18/01/08   22.   bozhida---huh? 17:59  |  Mark T 18/01/08   23.   ISRAEL BLOWING HOT AIR !.... IRAN HAS GREATER MEANS TO HARM 17:59  |  TrippleJump 18/01/08   24.   SO many male hormones flowing in the talkback 18:01  |  Natallie Durson 18/01/08   25.   Israel can strike Tehran 18:08  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/01/08   26.   To all the fools out there 18:23  |  Dov 18/01/08   27.   TO NO 18 TRIPPLEJUMP 18:41  |  DANNY. 18/01/08   28.   #21 Dov 19:02  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/01/08   29.   #24 Danny 19:04  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/01/08   30.   hahaha number 19 19:13  |  John 18/01/08   31.   Who`s afraid of the Big Bad Paper Tiger? 19:52  |  Clickfool 18/01/08   32.   Would the real Natallie Durson please come forward ? 19:56  |  Darth Zaider (Ed) 18/01/08   33.   Iran 20:37  |  Paul 18/01/08   34.   what is bozhidar talking ab.? what im` saying 20:45  |  bozhidar balkas 18/01/08   35.   NEXT TEST ON TEHERAN 20:55  |  don 18/01/08   36.   How quick some people are to believe the NIE report this time.. 21:32  |  Avi 18/01/08   37.   Moreover.. 21:38  |  Avi 18/01/08   38.   Darth - there is only one Natalie D here 21:52  |  Avi 18/01/08   39.   #27 Danny can`t see the forest for the trees 21:53  |  Jim 18/01/08   40.   Some of these missiles should malfunction when fired so they 22:04  |  Joseph E . 18/01/08   41.   #24 Natalie Durson 22:23  |  Jim 18/01/08   42.   Was That Fake Clickfool? 22:38  |  Tex 18/01/08   43.   #34 Avi 22:43  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/01/08   44.   #26 Dov 22:53  |  Jim 18/01/08   45.   Clickfool might be right... Israel is going to throw the towl 22:58  |  Absolute Sweden 18/01/08   46.   I miss Zeev Schiff 23:09  |  Mark Lincoln 18/01/08   47.   Bomb Iran or let Iran Govern over Gulf States , Saudia , Mideast 23:11  |  Joseph E . 18/01/08   48.   #34 Avi 23:17  |  Jim 18/01/08   49.   Clickfool confuses restraint for weakness 23:41  |  Stephen in New York 18/01/08   50.   Missile Test 23:48  |  Jim 18/01/08   51.   #39 Joseph E. 00:17  |  Jim 19/01/08   52.   just a joke, Paul 00:30  |  jean marie 19/01/08   53.   to " sweden " 00:35  |  jean marie 19/01/08   54.   to steven 00:46  |  jean marie 19/01/08   55.   I hear you Chris but... 00:47  |  Avi 19/01/08   56.   #49 Stephen 00:51  |  Clickfool 19/01/08   57.   test missile to teheran 00:52  |  jean marie 19/01/08   58.   to natallie durson 01:01  |  jean marie 19/01/08   59.   TO JIM 01:13  |  jean marie 19/01/08   60.   # 51 Jim @ Murfreesboro,Tn / USA 01:36  |  Joseph E . 19/01/08   61.   # 45 Absolute Sweden 01:56  |  Joseph E . 19/01/08   62.   # 53 Jean Marie @ lille / France 02:21  |  Joseph E . 19/01/08   63.   #1 Paul Wood - as usual, you misunderstand 02:28  |  * BEN JABO 19/01/08   64.   #6 Rowan Berkley 02:30  |  * BEN JABO 19/01/08   65.   #23 Tripple Jump - don`t forget your penecillin 02:33  |  * BEN JABO 19/01/08   66.   Clickfool- cork the bottle, get a hobby 02:35  |  Stephen in New York 19/01/08   67.   #28 Linthwaite 02:36  |  * BEN JABO 19/01/08   68.   Jim-Israeli missile tests go west. 02:38  |  Stephen in New York 19/01/08   69.   To imposter lying I`d agree with Clikfool:You`re Abu Banat 02:56  |  Absolute Sweden 19/01/08   70.   God bless Israel! 02:57  |  Nechama 19/01/08   71.   Petra,I work 10-12 hours a day.Most of my postings 03:02  |  Absolute Sweden 19/01/08   72.   IT IS ALWAS WATCHED 03:36  |  TOBIA 19/01/08   73.   Tehran "secret" missile silos built in underground sewer system ? 03:37  |  avigdor 19/01/08   74.   Missle test 03:45  |  Jason 19/01/08   75.   #6. Rowan 03:57  |  Zvi 19/01/08   76.   #23. Triple 04:01  |  Avi 19/01/08   77.   # 59 jean marie 04:05  |  Jim 19/01/08   78.   Israel scared. Iran is super power. Period 04:15  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/01/08   79.   #24 Natalie 04:17  |  Ron 19/01/08   80.   JIM 04:24  |  Mordi 19/01/08   81.   Reply to # 60 Joseph E. 04:45  |  Jim 19/01/08   82.   # 62 Joseph E. 05:04  |  Jim 19/01/08   83.   # 66 Stephen in New York 05:15  |  Jim 19/01/08   84.   orbitpayload objective: to kill enemy ICBMs in flight over Iran 05:20  |  halal 19/01/08   85.   # 68 Stephen in New York 05:31  |  Jim 19/01/08   86.   #78 Turncoat Sullivan 05:50  |  * BEN JABO 19/01/08   87.   # 78 Yaakkov Sullifgvan 05:54  |  Jim 19/01/08   88.   Jim--differentiation 06:27  |  Mark T 19/01/08   89.   Jim #2 06:31  |  Mark T 19/01/08   90.   # 80 Mordi 06:35  |  Jim 19/01/08   91.   #7, michelle to Rowan... 07:33  |  Silvienne 19/01/08   92.   #17, Rob Redstone in Texas...to Rowan 07:35  |  Silvienne 19/01/08   93.   Jim-how old are you? 07:53  |  Stephen in New York 19/01/08   94.   Bozhidar Israeli tech 08:16  |  Mark T 19/01/08   95.   # 24 you got that right, natallie! (2nd try) 08:19  |  eric 19/01/08   96.   #92eric in occupied new mexico gives an opinion 08:39  |  v hardman 19/01/08   97.   Israeli Missile test vs Iran 09:00  |  Bears-man 19/01/08   98.   Israel Has Demonstrated That It Can Deliver Any Payload Anywhere 09:33  |  Efox 19/01/08   99.   re: eric 09:42  |  Efox 19/01/08   100.   #99, Efox, well said 10:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/01/08   101.   #24, Durson 10:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/01/08   102.   # 96 i love you too, victor... 11:24  |  eric 19/01/08   103.   # 99 ahhhhh yes, "the horde" sayeth efox 11:51  |  eric 19/01/08   104.   P.WOOD being really stupid.Israel targetting Russia?? Sources ? 13:53  |  PETER SM 19/01/08   105.   GOOD for the Mullah dictators not to get too carried away. 13:56  |  PETER SM 19/01/08   106.   # 71 You`re either for or against Israel 15:24  |  Petra 19/01/08   107.   # 70 G_D HAS BLESSED ISRAEL 15:34  |  Petra 19/01/08   108.   Small Israel with its Almighty YAHWEH 16:17  |  Arsenio 19/01/08   109.   All the bickering 18:45  |  Christian 19/01/08   110.   If god is on Israel`s side why the need for weapons? 19:03  |  HUH? 19/01/08   111.   Proves that Russia can sell to Iran, Israel has deterrent 19:05  |  Russian 19/01/08   112.   Fire!!!! 19:41  |  Long Live US 19/01/08   113.   To Dov from Tel-Aviv 22:32  |  Harry 19/01/08   114.   To #101 -Define "misuse" Cipora? 23:35  |  Top Secret! 19/01/08   115.   #96, V.Hardman(lately calling himself Victor) to eric 02:34  |  Silvienne 20/01/08   116.   #98, Efox, writing with capital letters on each word... 02:36  |  Silvienne 20/01/08   117.   American Tax $$$ well-spent 03:51  |  John Bin Ali 20/01/08   118.   #110 HUH? 05:23  |  * BEN JABO 20/01/08   119.   #116 John Bin Ali - London 05:33  |  * BEN JABO 20/01/08   120.   #114 Silvienne - Let me clue you in 05:39  |  * BEN JABO 20/01/08   121.   # 119 have him send you the link, silvienne... 08:54  |  eric 20/01/08   122.   amazing! 13:47  |  John Bin Ali 20/01/08   123.   Silvienne - Even though you haven`t asked for it yet 18:37  |  * BEN JABO 20/01/08   124.   # 123 lol...thanks ben 01:22  |  eric 21/01/08   125.   #124 Eric - you`re welcome 04:37  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08   126.   # 125 if this is an example of your... 12:27  |  eric 21/01/08   127.   #35 balkas 21:12  |  Observer 21/01/08   128.   Jim #39 21:15  |  Observer 21/01/08   129.   #126 Eric 21:33  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08   130.   RE: BBS NEWS SERVICE isn`t what it purports to be 15:41  |  * BEN JABO 22/01/08   131.   Send few billions to Russians they will change there mimed over 03:22  |  IL supporter 24/01/08   132.   #118, Ben Jabo to HUH... 04:50  |  Silvienne 24/01/08   133.   #120, Ben Jabo... 04:53  |  Silvienne 24/01/08   134.   #121, eric.... 04:54  |  Silvienne 24/01/08   135.   #122, John Bin Ali... 04:55  |  Silvienne 24/01/08   136.   Eric & Ben Jabo... 04:59  |  Silvienne 24/01/08   137.   Ben Jabo & eric... 05:01  |  Silvienne 24/01/08   138.   #132 Silvienne 06:05  |  * BEN JABO 24/01/08   139.   #135 Silvienne Me & Eric & Steve 06:08  |  * BEN JABO 24/01/08   140.   #138, Ben Jabo... 06:02  |  Silvienne 25/01/08   141.   #139, Ben Jabo... 06:06  |  Silvienne 25/01/08   142.   #140 Silvienne - They STRICTLY adhere to the Koran 18:06  |  * BEN JABO 25/01/08   143.   #141 Silvienne-It wasn`t just Steve that lied 18:07  |  * BEN JABO 25/01/08   144.   #142, Ben Jabo... 07:45  |  Silvienne 26/01/08   145.   #143, Ben Jabo... 07:47  |  Silvienne 26/01/08   146.   #144 Silvienne - Timng of Laws 19:34  |  * BEN JABO 26/01/08   147.   #145 Silvienne - I am certain that you know 19:37  |  * BEN JABO 26/01/08   148.   #144-2 Silvienne re: Timing 21:08  |  * BEN JABO 26/01/08

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