More than thirty Israeli media visited a combined U.S./Israeli ballistic missile defense position to cover a visit by Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak

More than thirty Israeli media visited a combined U.S./Israeli ballistic missile defense position to cover a visit by Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, Oct 23, 2012. The BMD site was temporarily in place to support the bilateral U.S.-Israel exercise Austere Challenge 12. Dowload higest-resolution version(4136 by 393 pixels)

More than thirty Israeli media visited a combined U.S./Israeli ballistic missile defense position to cover a visit by Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, Ehud Barak, Oct 23, 2012. The BMD site was temporarily in place to support the bilateral U.S.-Israel exercise Austere Challenge 12.

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