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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A11356-2003Jan4.html
Israeli Defenses Much Improved Since Gulf War
(Washington Post) - Israeli Defenses Much Improved Since Gulf War On the eve of a widely expected new war against Iraq, Israel is deploying one of the most sophisticated missile defense systems in the world, has its own spy satellite and radar warning system, and has created a vast Home Front Command to prepare citizens and medical services for potential attacks. For the past month, Israeli military and civilian disaster preparedness teams have conducted drills for conventional, chemical, and biological missile attacks in some of the country's biggest cities.