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Israeli watchdog faults missile shield development
The Israeli corruption watchdog slams the Defense Ministry for its failure to develop an anti-missile system, countering the rocket-firings.
Lindentrauss's criticism comes amid rocket-firings by Palestinian factions and the army's failure to contain the attacks. The officials slammed the lack of coordination and a flawed decision-making process in the Defense Ministry which has hampered efforts to develop an effective anti-missile system. "Significant errors were found in the decision-making process regarding developing active defense systems against surface-to-surface missiles, errors that could cause development and mobilization of systems that do not satisfy all of the operational needs," he said. The official warned that such handlings of issues could lead to "needless financial expenditures and a waste of time." The Israeli Army also came under fire by Lindentrauss over its failure to take into consideration all of the operational possibilities when devising plans for developing the system. The official also accused Israeli Army Chief Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi of unauthorized funding of the Magic Wand anti-missile system. The two anti-missile systems are supposed to counter rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. Israeli has failed to halt the attacks despite fighting a bloody war in December and January that left at least 1300 Palestinians dead. Posted by: Fred 2009-03-03 |
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