INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The United States said on Sunday it will send U.S
troops to Israel along with an advanced U.S
more than 180 missiles at Israel on Oct 1.The United States has been privately urging Israel to calibrate its response to avoid triggering a
personnel from attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed groups.But a U.S
they were based outside of Israel.The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, is a critical part of the U.S
they were based outside of Israel.The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, is a critical part of the U.S
war with the United States, making deployment of U.S
forces to Israel another factor in its calculus going forward.Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel in April
1, Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel amid another escalation in fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in
Many were intercepted in flight but some penetrated missile defenses.U.S
officials did not say how quickly the system would be deployed to Israel.The Pentagon said a THAAD was deployed to southern Israel for
drills in 2019, the last and only time it was known to be there.Lockheed Martin, the biggest U.S
arms maker, builds and integrates the THAAD system, which is designed to shoot down short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic
Raytheon, under RTX, builds its advanced radar.Source: Reuters--Agencies
