(Ha'aretz) A powerful blast in central Israel on April 20 was not an explosion, but the test of a solid-fuel rocket motor used in ballistic missiles, U.S. arms control and nonproliferation expert Dr. Jeffrey Lewis said Saturday, basing his assessment on satellite photos. "There is no explosion, just an intense fire that seems to go out by itself," Lewis tweeted. The Tomer advanced arms manufacturer, which develops rocket engines for satellite launchers and the Arrow missile interception system, said, "This was a controlled test with no exceptional circumstances."
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