http://beforeitsnews.com/story/21109/Israel_distributes_new_gas_masks_to_civilians:_army.html(news link regarding the Israeli gov't beginning their distribution of gas masks to the civilian population this past Sunday.)
Sunday, February 28, 2010 Israel Today Staff
Israeli air force training hints at possible strike on Iran
Israeli air force training hints at possible strike on Iran
Israeli media reported on Sunday that the Israeli air force has started practicing rapid refueling, the type of which would only be used in a sustained aerial attack on a distant enemy.
The process involves Israeli warplanes sent on raids thousands of miles away returning to Israel, landing and refueling without shutting off their engines in order to get back in the air as fast as possible. Naturally, rapid refueling of this type is very risky, since the fuel is being pumped not far from the jet's engines.
Revelation that Israel is doing this kind of training came just a day after the New York Times reported that Iran had moved nearly its entire uranium stockpile to a vulnerable above-ground facility.
Iran announced earlier in the month that it would enrich its uranium to 20%, a process that requires moving it to a less secure enrichment facility. The uranium had previously been stored in a deep and heavy fortified underground facility.
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The process involves Israeli warplanes sent on raids thousands of miles away returning to Israel, landing and refueling without shutting off their engines in order to get back in the air as fast as possible. Naturally, rapid refueling of this type is very risky, since the fuel is being pumped not far from the jet's engines.
Revelation that Israel is doing this kind of training came just a day after the New York Times reported that Iran had moved nearly its entire uranium stockpile to a vulnerable above-ground facility.
Iran announced earlier in the month that it would enrich its uranium to 20%, a process that requires moving it to a less secure enrichment facility. The uranium had previously been stored in a deep and heavy fortified underground facility.
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Iran To Test 2,000-Lb. Smart Bomb
Published on March 01, 2010by EU News Network(EUNewsNet.com and OfficialWire)
Published on March 01, 2010by EU News Network(EUNewsNet.com and OfficialWire)
TEHRAN, IRAN
Iranian air force officials announced Monday that they planned to test-fire a new 2,000-pound smart bomb amid growing acrimony in the Gulf.
Brig. Gen. Hassan Shahsafi, the commander of the Iranian air force, told the Fars News Agency that his forces would test a 2,000-pound smart bomb "in the near future."
Shahsafi said the smart bomb, dubbed Qassed-2, has a longer range and better "vision" systems than the earlier version. Iran tested the Qassed-1 in 2006.
His comments come amid a stalemate over Iran's nuclear intentions. The International Atomic Energy, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, said Monday that it could not confirm the peaceful intent of Iran's controversial nuclear program.
Michele Flournoy, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, said in early February that Washington was revamping its defensive stance in the Middle East by deploying anti-missile shields to the Persian Gulf in an effort to deter a looming threat from Iran.
Shahsafi downplayed the move, saying it was nothing more than the Washington status quo.
"That is not a new development," he said." They had previously deployed and tested the systems in other places and gained no (positive) results."
Tehran announced in February that it would enrich uranium to 20 percent, seen as a technological breakthrough on the path toward a nuclear weapon.
Iranian air force officials announced Monday that they planned to test-fire a new 2,000-pound smart bomb amid growing acrimony in the Gulf.
Brig. Gen. Hassan Shahsafi, the commander of the Iranian air force, told the Fars News Agency that his forces would test a 2,000-pound smart bomb "in the near future."
Shahsafi said the smart bomb, dubbed Qassed-2, has a longer range and better "vision" systems than the earlier version. Iran tested the Qassed-1 in 2006.
His comments come amid a stalemate over Iran's nuclear intentions. The International Atomic Energy, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, said Monday that it could not confirm the peaceful intent of Iran's controversial nuclear program.
Michele Flournoy, the U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy, said in early February that Washington was revamping its defensive stance in the Middle East by deploying anti-missile shields to the Persian Gulf in an effort to deter a looming threat from Iran.
Shahsafi downplayed the move, saying it was nothing more than the Washington status quo.
"That is not a new development," he said." They had previously deployed and tested the systems in other places and gained no (positive) results."
Tehran announced in February that it would enrich uranium to 20 percent, seen as a technological breakthrough on the path toward a nuclear weapon.
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