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U.S. Missile Defense Cooperation With Israel ‘Unshakable,’ Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

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One of the first partners on missile defense with the United States was Israel, and that cooperation is “robust, enduring, and unshakable,” a U.S. Arms Control official said. Because of the serious nature of the threat, the United States is working with Israel on a number of missile defense activities, said Frank Rose, deputy assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control Verification and Compliance at the 2nd Annual Israel Multinational Missile Defense Conference in Tel Aviv. The threat comes from Iran,…

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