Israeli Missile Development Chief Updates SMD Conference on Missile Threats

The head of Israeli missile defense knows something about defending against rocket and missile attacks. Israel’s enemies have rained thousands of rockets onto the tiny nation over the years, which gives an intensity to rocket and missile defense, says Israel’s leading missile defense expert.

Iranian Missiles Could Target W. Europe by 2014: IISS

A report released Monday said that an Iranian missile could be capable of striking Western Europe in less then four years. The same report said the Eastern United States could be reached in a decade. The report cited “robust strides” in the Iran missile and nuclear development programs as reasons for the possible future capabilities.

Iran could target western Europe with missiles by 2014, although it would take at least twice as long before they could hit the United States, experts said in a report published Monday.

Tehran is more than a decade away from developing a missile capable of reaching the US east coast, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said in a report on Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities.