Posted on 06/18/2010 9:09:37 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Western intelligence sources said the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad has overseen the accumulation of a huge missile arsenal along the border with Lebanon. The sources said the arsenal included Scud C and Scud D missiles, with ranges of 550 and 700 kilometers, respectively.
"The Scuds are kept just inside Syrian territory to avoid an Israeli attack," an intelligence source said.
The sources said the Syrian military has been training the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah to operate the Scuds. They said some of the Scud missile infrastructure has been transferred to Lebanon's eastern Bekaa Valley.
"If the Syrians want to, they could transport and fire Scud launchers from Lebanon within hours," the source said.
Western intelligence agencies have assessed that Syria deployed about 1,000 Scud C and D missiles near the Bekaa Valley. The sources said Hizbullah was believed to have received Scud equipment rather than launchers.
In April 2010, Israel reported that Syria shipped Scud missiles to Hizbullah in Lebanon. The United States has not confirmed the shipment, but expressed concern over Iranian arms transfers to Hizbullah.
The sources said the missile shipments to Hizbullah, detected by Israeli reconnaissance satellites, stem from both Iran and Syria. They said Hizbullah operates a depot at Damascus International Airport and transports the ballistic missiles into Lebanon via trucks.
Damascus and Teheran were also said to have been cooperating in liquid- and solid-fuel missile production in Syria. In 2010, the sources said, Iran helped finance North Korean assistance for the manufacture of the Scud D, which contains a separating warhead, as well as solid-fuel rockets, such as the Fateh-110.
"Under the program, Hizbullah would receive the liquid-fuel Scuds, while Syria would produce more advanced solid-fuel missiles," the source said.
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man , I hope the IAF hits this .
Hard and soon!
preemptive strike is where it’s at
No mercy , no quarter
Let’s get this thing done already
I agree
I forget to add > no warning <
get some !
Well, guess it's a good thing that the Israelis take a very practical view of imaginary lines (boundries) when their ass is on the line then.
Isaiah 17:1
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
It’s time.....
The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
It’s time.....
Soon... Soon...
the infowarrior
“Syria deployed about 1,000 Scud C and D missiles near the Bekaa Valley.”
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No way Israel can take out that many Scuds/etc. without
A first strike on the launchers,,,
This ain’t good!...
Hell's a comin'.
obama is to forcing Israel into a nuclear corner.
They have been on this for a while but we turned them down several times when they wanted to buy cluster bombs.
Radiotherapy may be an option..
I really think that the “Target” is too close for a nuke,,,
On the other hand Israel could just tell them,,,
Your fault,,,My fault,,,No bodies fault...BOOM!!!...
Small neutron bomb..
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