Patriot Missile Launcher at Hafetz Hayim in Israel

HAFETZ HAYIM, ISRAEL - FEBRUARY 27: Israeli soldiers stand round a Patriot missile launcher February 27, 2003 as the anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic missile missile is made ready to launch from Hafetz Hayim army base near the town of Gadera, Israel. The Israeli army demonstrated the readiness of its improved Patriot system to the press ahead of an expected coalition attack against Iraq. In the 1991 Gulf War, the Baghdad regime launched 39 Scud missiles against the Jewish state. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)