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July 16, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/

Meeting the Missile Challenge

[Jerusalem Post] Barry Rubin - The Hizballah missile offensive is based on surprise and mobility. Military effectiveness is not important, since Hizballah is satisfied if a missile hits anything in Israel. One cannot win a war this way - merely get headline-grabbing small victories. Hizballah has many missiles that can be moved easily and fired quickly. It has already fired 700 of them. Their disadvantages are a relatively short range and no reliable guidance system, making them useful to spread terror and target civilians but not for military goals.

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