Israeli police killed an American gunman who opened fire in a seaside hotel packed with tourists. NBC’s Martin Fletcher reports.By John Ray, NBC NewsTEL AVIV, Israel - One might call it the Armageddon scenario: a massive and coordinated missile attack on Israel from many fronts.
As the rockets rain down, only the United States can save a nation from annihilation.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (http://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld)And they have been warning about it long enough. Now, at last, the direst predictions will be played out.
Now for the good news.
Almost all of this will take place within the safe confines of computerized simulation for three weeks starting next week.
There is no war, merely the preparation for one, and the Middle East is a place where it pays off to be prepared.
Israeli-American Operation Austere Challenge will not be cheap. The biggest ever joint Israeli-American drill of its type to be conducted throughout Israel and off-shore by the two sides comes with a combined bill of close to $40 million.
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