The U.S. army unloads a THAAD missile defense system in Israel, March 2019. (U.S. Army Europe)
The United States has deployed another Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-ballistic missile system to Israel, the Al-Hadath TV reported on April 6.
The system was apparently delivered a day earlier. A C-5M Super Galaxy of the U.S. Air Force landed at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel and remained there for around eight hours before taking off again, according to flight tracking websites.
The THAAD was designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach.
The system can engage missiles at ranges of 150-200 kilometers. Typically, each system consists of six truck-mounted launchers, 48 interceptors, radio and radar equipment, and requires 95 soldiers to operate. The U.S. military reportedly has seven systems in service, each with a cost of upwards $1.8 billion.
In October of last year, the U.S. confirmed the deployment of one of its THAAD systems along with some 100 troops to operate it to Israel. At the time, the Pentagon said that the system was deployed there to “help bolster Israel’s air defenses”.
The THAAD system deployed in Israel has been used to intercept several ballistic missiles fired at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis (Ansar Allah) from Yemen, including in recent weeks.
In addition to the escalation in Yemen, tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been on the rise, with President Donald Trump directly threatening the Islamic Republic with “bombings” if it does not engage in direct talks on its nuclear program.
The deployment of the additional THAAD system in Israel is without a doubt a part of ongoing preparations by the U.S. for an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The U.S. reinforced its military posture in the Middle East in recent weeks deploying not only additional air defenses, but also a second aircraft carrier, stealth strategic bombers, fighter jets, and combat drones. The military buildup is meant to intimidate Iran, which has so far refused to engage in direct talks with the Trump administration.
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impotent amerikuntland a nation of stupified ugly obese transgenders cannot defeat pygmys—they require taliban astrologers to address their mental illnesses
iran needs to build nukes asap. just drop 3 nukes over israel and end these modern day nazis.
ακομη δεν εμαθεσ, οτι, οι “ναζι” ειναι οι εχθροι των “σιωνιστων” ???
not only to israel but also to arab nations according to ny times: “the pentagon has moved patriot and thaad air defense systems to a few arab nations that are worried about escalation by the houthis in the region. the united arab emirates is giving logistical and advisory support to the u.s. military in its campaign in yemen, a u.s. official said.” so should iran response be on israel or on arabs?
talk to us or else. agree with us or else. tell the israelis and americans to fuck off. that is all you need to do
the zionists who feast off of american taxpayers want to bomb iran because they fear justice. bombing iran without a workable comprehensive plan to secure israel ( which is now impossible) can only lead to endless wars causing the further economic destruction of americans and the annihilation of israel.
poor little israel, eternal victim by design. without victimhood and welfare handouts, the settler colony is doomed. lt like pink haired progressive types who live on welfare handouts. their entire life story is endless victimhood.
the us and israel are absolutely serious about fighting iran, just as they are against nasrallah. france and the united kingdom are absolutely serious about sending troops to ukraine.
iran has only one path if it wants to survive: negotiate with the us, because russia is a zero now.
russia is now exactly the same zero it was under gorbachev. that’s why neither syria nor iran nor armenia nor venezuela nor cuba can expect anything except to defend themselves or negotiate a lesser evil with the west. it’s sad, but as long as the dwarf from moscow remains in charge, we can expect one disaster after another.
i disagree , they have more nuclear missiles than any other nation . they have superior missile delivery systems . the whole region could end up in a nuclear cloud . should the us illegally attack iran . this is way more dangerous than advertised .
ξυπνα !! σε πηρε ο υπνοσ.. αργησεσ !!!
turdeus the amerikunt tranny sodomized by taliban🤣
the only weapon left in the hands of the murderers is to kill the civilian population to break the resistance of the rising sovereign states. we are in the 1950s when the colonies of great britain are shaking off english imperialism.
i wouldn’t be surprised if russia had allowed iran to reverse engineer something like an oreshnik.
iran is in the crosshairs of the greater israel project . i fear if they do not finish creation and declare functional nuclear weapons they will end up martyrs . how dare they have all that oil and gas energy wealth without khazarian banker rule .