Israel's air force gets ready for a blitz against missile foes

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December 21, 2012

Israel's air force gets ready for a blitz against missile foesTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Dec 20, 2012Israel's air force, the Jewish state's strike arm, was reported Thursday to be planning massive, pulverizing strikes against foes who bombard the country with missiles. That means switching from the recent focus on passive defense with anti-missile systems developed at great cost and hefty U.S. funding, to Israel's long-held military doctrine of large-scale offensive operations, taking the fight to the enemy. Lebanon beware. The most direct threat comes from there these days. Hezb ... read more

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