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...turn, Israel has increased its own vigilance. Last week the country dramatized its determination to maintain a military and technological edge by launching Ofek-2, a satellite intended to spy on its immediate neighbors. The lift-off proved that Israel has missiles capable of carrying a warhead 1,500 miles, well within range of Baghdad. Since last July, Israel and the U.S. have been working on a ground-based missile that can fly nearly two miles a second, the speed required to intercept a tactical ballistic missile at high altitude. The program, called ARROW, is 80% funded by Washington. Israel...
...Middle East arms race is expected to take another leap into space soon when Israel launches its second and most sophisticated reconnaissance satellite. Dubbed the Ofek-2, the spying device may be in orbit in a matter of weeks, providing detailed photographs of troop movements and missile activity in Israel's neighboring Arab states...
Although still considered experimental, Ofek-2 (the name means Horizon in Hebrew) is equipped with a state-of-the-art high-resolution electro-optical camera and is programmed to circle the globe for at least two years. Its predecessor, Ofek-1, was launched in September 1988 and stayed aloft four months...
...Ofek-1 (the word means "horizon") is an experimental satellite designed to collect data on space conditions and the earth's magnetic field. But there was little doubt, either in Israel or among its Arab neighbors, that future satellites launched by the Jewish state will be used for gathering military intelligence...
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