Israel v Iran: will it be war?

There are doubts about the capabilities of Israel's strike jets

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in jerusalem they are preparing for missile strikes in a conflict which could go nuclear. By david pratt, foreign editor

Like some apocalyptic Groundhog Day it was an eerie re-run of those times back in January 1991 when the countdown to war with Iraq got under way and Israel braced itself for the worst.

As a correspondent based in Jerusalem then I well remember the days being crossed off on the "Saddam calendar" in my local cafe in the west of the city, confirming hostilities with Iraq were just hours away. Across Israel, the talk was of "defensive capability", "retaliatory strikes" and: "What if Iraq's Scud missiles get through?"

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Source: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/world-news/israel-v-iran-will-it-be-war.18625745

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