Israel Develops Its First (land launch) Cruise Missile

[papau]

So to the 80's long-range surface-to-surface missile (Jericho II) and its range of 900 miles & payload of 2,200 pounds of nuclear weapons, plus its air launch cruise missile, Israel can add a brand new ground launch cruise missle. Wouldn't it be better to have them part of NATO?

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBELBNM9VD.html

Report: Israel Develops Its First (land launch) Cruise Missile
By Laurie Copans Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel has developed its first surface-to-surface cruise missile with a range of at least 180 miles, according to a report to be published in Jane's Defence Weekly and obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.

<snip>Called the Delilah-GL (ground launch), the missile could reach the territory of all of Israel's neighbors. Iran, however, would be out of range. The weapon fulfills Israel's 10-year quest for a such a missile, experts told the London-based publication.

The Delilah-GL (ground launch) is an adaptation of the Delilah, its air-launched predecessor, Jane's said, quoting officials at Israel Military Industries, where the missile is made. <snip>

Israel developed the new technology after a decade of trying to obtain surface-to-surface cruise missiles. The United States has twice denied Israeli requests to purchase the Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile, Jane's reported. <snip>

[mr_hat]

1. Why, why, why?

[Wright Patman]

2. NATO

stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It is a Cold War relic and should be abandoned.

But Israel is on the Mediterranean and is contiguous to no other member- states so I fail to see the logic behind it.

Nor would any other NATO member see any wisdom in the doctrine "an attack on Israel is an attack on us all" which is what Israeli membership in NATO would mean.

Maybe you haven't noticed, but very few NATO members wanted any part of the Iraq adventure either.

[papau]

5. NATO -IMHO - is the EU army - and Israel should be in it because they

already have the toys - and NATO would put some controls on those toys.

[JohnyCanuck]

6. Like hell they would n/t

[Jacobin]

3. but but but I thought removing Saddam made Israel safe

nevermind.

[ET Awful]

4. the Delilah????

They sure have a way with names. . . wasn't Delilah that traitorous bitch that betrayed Samson? Hmmm, I doubt their god would look with approval upon such a name :) :) :)

[drdtroit]

7. Guess it's time

for a Regime Change and a U.N. resolution that Bushco can enforce and remove this evil empire from the planet, oh, excuse me!

[daleo]

8. Funny how Israel and the U.S. nearly go ballistic

If anyone else in the middle east even seems to be putting together a balsa wood glider (hint - Iraq), but act like their own high tech weapon systems should not alarm anybody else in the world.