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r/PublicFreakout • u/SpriteSilver6 • Oct 01 '24
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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.
748 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. 644 u/rayhaque Oct 01 '24 If only we had some money for healthcare and education. 10 u/Doggydog123579 Oct 01 '24 We do. However we have convinced half the population that poor people don't deserve it. Single Payer would cost less than our current system but fuck the poor.
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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.
644 u/rayhaque Oct 01 '24 If only we had some money for healthcare and education. 10 u/Doggydog123579 Oct 01 '24 We do. However we have convinced half the population that poor people don't deserve it. Single Payer would cost less than our current system but fuck the poor.
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If only we had some money for healthcare and education.
10 u/Doggydog123579 Oct 01 '24 We do. However we have convinced half the population that poor people don't deserve it. Single Payer would cost less than our current system but fuck the poor.
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We do. However we have convinced half the population that poor people don't deserve it. Single Payer would cost less than our current system but fuck the poor.
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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.