Strong intelligence warnings that terrorists may attack Israeli passenger planes with rockets spur the Cabinet to expedite defense systems.
By Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
First Publish: 9/5/2011, 5:23 PM
Strong intelligence warnings that terrorists may attack Israeli passenger planes with shoulder-launched rockets spur the Cabinet to expedite defense systems.
One government official told Voice of Israel radio, ”No more delays can be tolerated," an indication that intelligence officials fear terrorists will not hold off much longer before trying to bring down a passenger plane.
Israel previously has announced it will equip passenger planes with a rocket diversion system, but the program has been stalled because of arguments over who will pay for the protection.
The worry of an air disaster has overcome the concern over funds, according to anonymous sources who spoke with Voice of Israel and were quoted by the Azerbaijan news agency Trend. Read the rest on: Arutz7
One government official told Voice of Israel radio, ”No more delays can be tolerated," an indication that intelligence officials fear terrorists will not hold off much longer before trying to bring down a passenger plane.
Israel previously has announced it will equip passenger planes with a rocket diversion system, but the program has been stalled because of arguments over who will pay for the protection.
The worry of an air disaster has overcome the concern over funds, according to anonymous sources who spoke with Voice of Israel and were quoted by the Azerbaijan news agency Trend. Read the rest on: Arutz7
No comments:
Post a Comment