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Air Force on High Alert

(Maariv)- Amir Rapaport Beginning February 15, "an [American] attack becomes possible any minute," according to discussions held Thursday by the security services. Israel has not yet received information from the U.S. regarding the exact date. Iraq is estimated to have 20 warplanes, including the French-made Mirage F-1 with a range of more than 2,000 km., modified by the Iraqis to carry 2,200 liters of chemical or biological weapons instead of bombs. A security official said, "An Iraqi plane - manned or unmanned - can prove to be more dangerous than a missile which spreads its payload over a relatively limited area. A plane flying over a populated area could affect hundreds of thousands of people."
2003-02-07 00:00:00
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