Comment on Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built

Israel almost didn't develop the Iron Dome that's now a core defense against incoming rockets.Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty ImagesInternal resistance almost scuttled the development of Israel's Iron Dome air defense system.Some of the IDF brass feared that missile defense would lead to a defensive mentality.At the time, missile defense was often viewed as unfeasible, a view that's fundamentally changed.Israel today has the world's most famous — and tested — missile defenses, including the legendary Iron Dome.

 

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