Iron Dome missile defense system to become operational within weeks

Blowing projectiles up at altitude in mid air only works if they are conventional . Once the accuracy of the dome is tested it can be used by the other side to disperse large amounts of radio-active materials more efficiently as the "defence" will take away the need for an explosive charge in the initial rocket, thereby increasing the payload of harmfull material.

from the madness of Muslims who preach death to all who don't believe in their religion. It is a shame that the rest of the world won't be as protected from these nuts as Israel

from the madness of Muslims who preach death to all who don't believe in their religion. It is a shame that the rest of the world won't be as protected from these nuts as Israel

So whom will every homemade rocket cost? Israel or U.S.A.? Isn't there any cheaper system available that will not cost soooo much?

May you all get to test it soon.

launch no qassam with a launcher angle above 45 degrees. Depressed trajectories might not go as far into Israel, but iron Dome cannot stop them because it won't have time to detect, classify, decide and launch the interceptor.

What a good news, with the Iron dome we will be more protected against rockets from Hamas and Hezbollah, and we will more ready if a war with Hezbollah take place.

iron dome is a piece of junk, it doesn't work properly, and even then, do the maths, lets say one battery has 6 anti-missile missiles, multiply that by 13 is 78 in total, now how many missiles is hezbollah capable of sending at once? 200? 300?, now here's the funny part, if hezbollah has over 40,000 rockets, how much do their suppliers have? like syria? see my point?.

It is only a matter of time before Hizbullah and Hamas attack Israel again. Now is the time to build and deploy Iron Dome.

There is only one way to know if these things work, and that is to give Hamas permission to do their own test with Qassam rockets. Somehow, I don't think that will happen. Aside from the cost, estimated at one million per missile, it would be shattering blow to the credibility of the Israeli military if it failed to knock down the Qassams.

then Israel must pass the economic costs of the system, and hopefully those are the only costs, onto the Pals. If there is no other way of doing so, then Israel should do what all domestic legal systems in the world do, and that is go after the property of the culprit. Preferably this would be movable property but if not, yes, absolutely take their lands. This approach should be legislated into domestic law and the appropriation of land should be the last resort. Of course, even the first resort would not have to be resorted to if Hamas and Hezbollah behave in a civilized fashion. But if they don't there must be real consequences and taking property is much better than taking lives. What would not be acceptable is doing nothing other than defending oneself. Deterrence is required.

Israel will need them close to the border with Hezballistan, and close to the border with Hamastan. However, there is the possibility that Egypt, in this transitional time, won't have the capability or the clarity to avoid Iranian, Hizballah, Hamas or Al-Qaida penetration of the Sinai peninsula, and batteries defending the Negev may become necessary as well. I disagree with both schools of thought: the one that mantains that defensive batteries are too costly, and the other, that deterrence must not be defensive. Both are unrealistic. The sad truth is Israel sorely needs to seal it's airspace for short, medium and long range missiles, rockets or katyushas at whatever cost. The instability all around and the explicit threats are evident.

I predict that more Israelis will be killed by debris falling to earth than from what would have been the case without interception.

trusting defense contractors. Hint: DON'T. The people who pocketed loads of cash from Iron Dump will be safely out of country when the missile storm comes.

Surely this is a reasonable and progressive step given the hundreds of children killed by Israeli attacks in recent years?

Iron dome was a boondoggle. These are common in the field of national defense. Ultimately, Israel must learn to get along with other nations without needing bribery or coersion from America. If Israeli nationalism continues to fuel settlement expansion and oppression of the Palestinians, Israel will disappear under a mushroom cloud. The only uncertainty is the date that this will happen.