1.   Moreover, upgrades to the interceptor planned for that program would allow for the rockets to be intercepted in space, the official said.

2.   Military officials hope the NAUTILUS laser will be able to intercept Katyusha rockets and destroy them before impact.

3.   That includes work on acquiring the capability to intercept rockets while they are still in their boost phase -- the dream that was at the heart of Star Wars.

4.   Israel and the United States have successfully tested a laser system developed to intercept short-range rockets, Israeli reports said Friday.

5.   Israel has asked the United States to speed up a joint U.S.-Israeli anti-missile project designed to intercept short-range rockets, the Haaretz newspaper said Sunday.

6.   Ivri said the Nautilus was designed to intercept Katyusha rockets such as those frequently fired into northern Israel by Lebanese guerrillas.

7.   Israel has no reliable means of intercepting the rocket.

8.   Peres and Perry will discuss a plan for an anti-missile missile system capable of intercepting hostile rockets.