Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman & Justin Leopold-Cohen
Multiple videos from the past year of conflict in the Middle East appear to show the Israeli Iron Dome air defense system intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles, a capability well outside its original purpose and specifications. If these early observations are accurate, this impressive feat demonstrates how Iron Dome can, at least to some degree, complement Israel’s Arrow and David’s Sling systems and provide some modest additional protection against ballistic missiles.
To maximize Iron Dome’s emerging capabilities against ballistic missiles and continue to defend against more traditional threats for which Iron Dome was designed, Israel and the United States must work together to exploit its potential and significantly increase production capacity and Israel’s inventory.
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