r/PublicFreakout • u/SpriteSilver6 • Oct 01 '24

🌎 World Events Missile impacts in Israel

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u/Rizmo26 Oct 01 '24

I thought Israel missile defense shot everything down?

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u/FinanceGuyHere Oct 01 '24

It only works for small rockets, not giant ICBM’s traveling at supersonic speed and coming down from orbit

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u/Ghosty141 Oct 01 '24

  1. thats not what these missiles are most likely. See here.

  2. Israel has other defense systems for those, See here..

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u/FinanceGuyHere Oct 02 '24

Thanks for the clarification!

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u/Icywarhammer500 Oct 02 '24

Well clearly those aren’t working, unless you need your eyes checked

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u/HandicapperGeneral Oct 01 '24

We actually do have a system for those, but it can't fully keep up with so many being shot at once.

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u/conzstevo Oct 01 '24

Doesn't seem like much of a system

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u/iwasinthepool Oct 01 '24

You got a better one?

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u/conzstevo Oct 01 '24

Yeah, a two state solution

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u/comhghairdheas Oct 01 '24

Holy shit based