Juniper Cobra

Exercise Juniper Cobra is a five day combined military exercise between Israel and the United States. The exercise is built to provide training in the case of a ballistic missile attack from Iran [1] The exercise was initiated in 2001 and is conducted once every two years, in 2012 the exercise was cancelled in an attempt to reduce tensions with Iran.[1][2]

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  1. 1 2 "U.S., Israel Team Up for Biannual "Juniper Cobra" Military Exercise". The Tower Magazine. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  2. ↑ Vasudevan Sridharan (18 May 2014). "US and Israel Hold Anti-Missile Defence Drill Juniper Cobra". International Business Times. Retrieved 25 August 2014.


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