Israeli Army Begins Operating New Missile-detection System

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Israeli Army Begins Operating New Missile-detection System

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The Israeli army has begun operating a new observation system, which is capable of locating the exact location of a ballistic missile anywhere in Israel within seconds of its landing, Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported Thursday.

The system, known as the "Roman Temple", was introduced on Wednesday. It is composed of special cameras developed at the Center for Nuclear Research at Nahal Soreq, the report said.

Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinshi, head of the Israel Defense Force's Home Front Command, believes that the new system provides a warning system for the Central and the North of the country, the parts being considered the most likely to come under attack, the report said.

The decision to develop the long-range camera-based system was made following the renewed threat of a ballistic missile attack on Israel and the fear that Iraq would use non-conventional warheads, it said.

During the 1991 Gulf War, there was no need for information on missile landing in unpopulated areas, since no non-conventional weapons were used. The fear of weapons of mass destruction is calling for such a system nowadays.

"If a chemical or biological missile were to land on the Israeli territory, emergency services would need to reach the scene within minutes, to verify the type of weapons and to begin clean-up operations as soon as possible," the report said.

In the event that officials suspect that non-conventional weapons have been used, emergency services can be sent to the exactfall site within a short space of time.

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