IT'S A HIT: Israeli-U.S. Laser Downs Long-Range Missile In Test...
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A laser beam under joint Israeli-U.S. development destroyed a long-range rocket for the first time in a test in the skies over the American Southwest, Israel's Defense Ministry said on Friday.

Israel has sought an effective defense against ballistic missiles since 1991 when Iraq launched Scuds into the Jewish state during the first Gulf War. It has since developed the Arrow anti-ballistic missile with U.S. funding.

"This is a significant step forward," a ministry spokesman said of the test on May 4 of the "Nautilus" Mobile Tactical High Energy Laser (MTHEL) held at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

EU Tries To Push Forward Middle East Peace At Dublin Talks
06/05/2004 Foreign ministers from the European Union, Israel and Arab states were gathered in Dublin on Thursday for the concluding part of a two-day meeting dominated by the stalemate in the quest for Middle East peace.

Quietly, U.S. Prepares For Israel Strike On Iran
WASHINGTON [MENL] -- The United States has been examining the prospect that Israel will attack Iranian nuclear facilities in an attempt to prevent the Islamic republic from completing an atomic bomb as early as this year.

U.S. analysts and government sources said the Bush administration has discussed the prospect of an Israeli air strike at several levels of government. They said the issue has been examined in terms of the diplomatic, military and security implications for the United States, particularly its military presence in Iraq and the Persian Gulf region.

The issue of Iran's nuclear weapons program was discussed by President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon during the latter's visit to the White House on April 14. The sources said the two men were alone during the brief discussion in an effort by the president to gauge a likely Israeli response to the completion of an Iranian nuclear bomb.

Comments
The U.S. and Israel has developed a laser beam that has destroyed a long-range missile.  This is significant since it is the only effective anti-nuclear deterrent of its kind.  With the potential ability to destroy a warhead before it reaches their borders, this significantly neutralizes the nuclear threat of their enemies.  This is a major military advancement for both Israel and the United States.  

As this laser beam technology is developed it will play prominently in the future.  Will it eventually render nuclear weapons obsolete?  I hope so for the world's sake, but I doubt it.  Something will kill one-quarter of the world's population during the tribulation period (Revelation 6).

According to the above article, Israel is quietly contemplating an attack on a number of Iranian nuclear facilities in an attempt to keep them from developing an atom bomb.  I do look for this to happen.  When?  That's difficult to say, but probably before the end of 2004 if they really believe Iran has this capability.

The E.U. is trying desperately to get the peace talks back on track.  This is a futile attempt and they'll stumble around for years until the Lord sees fit to solve this problem.  

Pastor Malone