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AT: relations not keyRelations are key to PATRIOT effectiveness- it requires ongoing ties and technology cooperation Military Technology magazine 2009 [Raytheon's Air Defence Modernisation Enhances NATO's Strength, Military Technology, 2009, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p108-110, academic search premiere] Technology Transfer The transfer of defence technology of high national value to countries with PATRIOT is a key aspect of the industrial partnering plan. Following the necessary US government approvals, Raytheon and its major US suppliers pian to transfer manufacturing, assembly, test and systems integration technology contained in co-production work packages. This provides a reservoir of manufacturing expertise that is transferred to PATRIOT partner nations' industries under Raytheon's offset co-production programme. These advanced manufacturing processes are then available to PATRIOT partners for research, engineering development and the manufacture of future products. A New Era of Partnering With the deployment of an lAMD network featuring air and missile defence systems, the already strong bonds among PATRIOT partner nations, the US and NATO will be further strengthened. PATRIOT partner nations will also be securing other significant national benefits, such as protecting critical national assets and defence capabilities from growing regional threats. AT: Patriot missile system failsPatriot missile system can take out Iranian missiles Magnuson, 2009 [Stew, managing editor of National Defense magazine, Middle East Arms Race, National Defense, May2009, Vol. 93 Issue 666, p32-34, academic search premiere] The PAC-3 is a hit-to-kill missile. Its warhead must directly slam into a missile while in flight and break it up in the upper atmosphere. This is seen as crucial in taking out missiles that could he armed with chemical or biological weapons before they reach their targeted areas. If the missile were allowed to rain down on civilian areas with the warhead intact, it could still spread its toxins, explained Shirley P. Gray-Lewis, Lockheed Martin'sTHAAD business development director. The Patriot system can destroy aircraft and ballistic missiles at a range of up to 40 kilometers, In addition, Raytheon's Glaeser said the company is in talks to provide the UAE with the surface-launched advanced medium range air-to-air missile, which is designed to be fired from humvee-sized trucks and take out low flying aircraft such as helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles at ranges of about 18 kilometers. TTie company also signed a deal to sell 224 AIM-120C-7 advanced medium range air-to-air missiles configured to be launched from F-16 jet fighters. These systems together would give the UAE a comprehensive defense against tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, UAVs, rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft, Glaeser said. As for when the UAE would take delivery of the THAAD system, Gray-Lewis declined to speculate. The system is still undergoing testing in the United States. While Western nations press the Islamic Republic of Iran to cease what they believe to be a program to build a nuclear weapon, a more overt effort is underway in the secretive nation to develop the rockets designed to deliver them. For decades, Iran has been steadily improving its missile technology allegedly with the help of North Korea, China and Russia. And unlike its nuclear enrichment facilities located in underground facilities, intelligence assets such as spy satellites can easily monitor these efforts. "Iran is currently pursuing fissile material," said former National Intelligence Director Mike McConnell in one of his last public speeches before leaving office. "We suspect, but cannot prove that Iran secretly desires a nuclear weapon — certainly a nuclear device." "That's going to — at least from this observer's point of view ... set off an arms race in the gulf that could be very destabilizing and could have global impact," he added. Mark Fitzpatrick, senior fellow for nonproliferation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, said at the IDEX conference that "more accurate and longer range ballistic missiles would be the likely delivery method of [Iranian] nuclear weapons." The only matter of debate is how effective and at what ranges its ballistic missiles can fly. PATRIOT is highly effective but requires capable interoperability– empirically proven by Desert storm and 500 successful firings Military Technology magazine 2009 [Raytheon's Air Defence Modernisation Enhances NATO's Strength, Military Technology, 2009, Vol. 33 Issue 6, p108-110, academic search premiere] Adversaries of the United States and its allies are "pushing the envelope" to develop more deadly tactical ballistic missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles that could potentially carry weapons of mass destruction. Cruise missiles, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and a variety of advanced bombers also pose significant risk. The US and its allies around the world must accelerate modernising the hardware and software of their air and missile defence systems to ensure that they continue to defeat emerging threats with predictability. Many countries are also adding to their air defence capabilities with additional interoperable systems for integrated air defence capability, which is critical to protect national assets and civilian population. PATRIOT Modemisation Raytheon's PATRIOT air and missile defence system is one of the most advanced groundbased air defence system fielded in the world today, and offers combat-proven capability against tactical ballistic missiles. PATRIOT successfully protected allied forces during Operation "Desert Shield/Storm" and also engaged nine out of nine tactical ballistic missiles without any loss of life or property during Operation "Iraqi Freedom". Availabie since the early 1980s. PATRIOT is currently used by twelve countries around the world and has performed more than 500 successful missile firings. With the increase in threats in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, there has been a global resurgence of interest for PATRIOT. 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