The Center believes that, in the wake of the extraordinary success of the Patriot system in Israel and Saudi Arabia, the issue clearly is no longer whether anti-missile defenses can work.

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Raytheon is the prime contractor for the PAC-2 Patriot system--much improved since its dismal accuracy in the Gulf war of 1991--and supplies an estimated 50% to 65% of the newer PAC-3 system.

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Israel, which is widely believed to have nuclear capability, did not retaliate under pressure from the United States, which agreed to supply the Patriot missile system to the Jewish state for its defense.

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