U.S. War Stores Grow Within Israel

The U.S. government has decided to place additional equipment in emergency storage in Israel over the next two years, reports Haaretz.

The equipment, estimated to be worth US$400 million, could be used by Israel in a crisis, officials said.

The move is expected to bring the value of U.S. military equipment stockpiled in Israel to US$1.2 billion by 2012.

The U.S. stores the equipment in Israel through a special clause in U.S. foreign aid law governing war reserves stockpiles...