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What Happened to the Syrian Missile That Crossed Over Israel?

What Happened to the Syrian Missile That Crossed Over Israel?
An Israeli soldier holds a piece of debris with a mask after a missile launched from Syria landed in Ashalim settlement, near the Dimona nuclear power plant in Israel's southern Negev desert, on April 22, 2021. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images
Stephen Bryen
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A Syrian SA-5 (S-200) air defense missile with a large 500 lb warhead blew up over the Israeli Negev, about 19 miles from Israel’s Dimona nuclear reactor site. The Negev is in the very south of Israel, about 115 miles from the Syrian Golan area where it was fired.

Stephen Bryen
Stephen Bryen
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Dr. Stephen Bryen is regarded as a thought leader on technology security policy, twice being awarded the Defense Department’s highest civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Medal. A Senior Fellow at the Center for Security Policy, Senior Fellow, Yorktown Institute, his most recent book is “Technology Security and National Power: Winners and Losers.”
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