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r/PublicFreakout • u/SpriteSilver6 • Oct 01 '24
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I watched live coverage from Tel Aviv. It was very clear that these missiles got through by sheer numbers. Dozens of interceptions were caught on one feed. Israel probably prioritized intercepting missiles with the most concerning trajectories.
491 u/Soliden Oct 01 '24 That's how the Iron Dome system works. The radar tracks the trajectory of the incoming missiles and launches interceptors based on their flight path. https://www.npr.org/2024/06/27/g-s1-6384/israel-iron-dome-hezbollah-hamas-missile-defense-limits#:~:text=Iron%20Dome%20uses%20its%20radar,Iron%20Dome%20will%20launch%20interceptors. 752 u/twotokers Oct 01 '24 edited Oct 01 '24 And it costs American taxpayers about $150k a missile edit: Israel can afford to buy these missiles from us. No reason we need to be footing the bill for their defense. 6 u/LiveJournal Oct 01 '24 Arguably better than $150k for an offensive missile.
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That's how the Iron Dome system works. The radar tracks the trajectory of the incoming missiles and launches interceptors based on their flight path.
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/27/g-s1-6384/israel-iron-dome-hezbollah-hamas-missile-defense-limits#:~:text=Iron%20Dome%20uses%20its%20radar,Iron%20Dome%20will%20launch%20interceptors.
752 u/twotokers Oct 01 '24 edited Oct 01 '24 And it costs American taxpayers about $150k a missile edit: Israel can afford to buy these missiles from us. No reason we need to be footing the bill for their defense. 6 u/LiveJournal Oct 01 '24 Arguably better than $150k for an offensive missile.
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And it costs American taxpayers about $150k a missile
edit: Israel can afford to buy these missiles from us. No reason we need to be footing the bill for their defense.
6 u/LiveJournal Oct 01 '24 Arguably better than $150k for an offensive missile.
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Arguably better than $150k for an offensive missile.
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u/krt941 Oct 01 '24 edited Oct 01 '24
I watched live coverage from Tel Aviv. It was very clear that these missiles got through by sheer numbers. Dozens of interceptions were caught on one feed. Israel probably prioritized intercepting missiles with the most concerning trajectories.