So much for Iron Dome's perfect record?
Until now, Israelis believed that Iron Dome would stop any rocket that was going to hit anything. But is that still true? On Tuesday night, it was reported that two Kassam rockets had been shot into Israel and that one of them hit a house.But Israel Radio reported on its 2:00 am newscast that two Kassams and a mortar shell were shot into Israel on Tuesday night, but "no one was injured and there was no damage reported."
Who is right?
Hmmm.
Labels: Gaza, Gaza envelope, Hamas rockets, Iron Dome
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 6:30 AM
3 Comments:
The Iron Dome has a 99% success record. It will never be the complete answer to rockets being fired from Gaza. No one in Israel should fool themselves into believing otherwise. It just gives Israel more offensive options than in the past.
Hi Carl, As you know, the Iron Dome radar is supposed to be able to immediate ascertain where the rocket will fall. If indeed it landed in an open field, and no rocket was shot, that's fine; if it hit a house, then indeed not all is perfect. I'm not sure we'll actually know as the location as to where the rockets fall are not reported.
My understanding is that Iron Dome is meant to shoot down rockets fired into populated areas - read: cities and town centres. Presumably this would protect about 80% of the population and most of the important infrastructure and services. Nobody could expect even the most sophisticated system couldn't possibly protect every single house... So, where was the house? Was it in a relatively low-population area? Our prayers are with you Israel.
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