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For All The Hype, Does Israel's Iron Dome Even Work?

4 pointsby talboitoalmost 11 years ago

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wmilalmost 11 years ago
This has been discussed a few times. I think the short answer is that we don&#x27;t have enough information to verify Postol&#x27;s theory.<p>But I think there&#x27;s one major problem with his analysis. Iron Dome works by tracking rockets and intercepting those that are heading towards a populated area.<p>It ignores rockets that are heading towards areas where casualties are unlikely.<p>So his argument - that the system is useless because warheads aren&#x27;t being destroyed - is flawed. If the tracking system works then knocking rockets off course is a success. The warheads don&#x27;t matter as much if they are redirected towards unpopulated areas.