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

🌎 World Events Missile impacts in Israel

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u/austinyo6 Oct 01 '24

Did the iron dome run out of US interceptor rockets?

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u/theekumquat Oct 01 '24

A lot of misinformation in this thread (as usual for this subreddit). The iron dome does not intercept ballistic missiles. Israel has Arrow, David's Sling, and Patriot missile systems for ballistic missile interceptions. In general, ballistic missiles are much harder to intercept.

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u/cRAY_Bones Oct 01 '24

What does the iron dome intercept? Are there missiles that aren’t ballistic?

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u/jj4leafclova Oct 01 '24

Yes there are. Cruise missiles are a pretty well known type. They do not leave the atmosphere and usually “cruise” relatively low. The Iron Dome can take them out. The Iron Dome frequently has been shown on videos taking out the unguided rockets that Hezbollah launches into Israel from time to time.

Israel has other air defenses that can take out ballistic missiles, such as David’s Sling or the Arrow system, depending on the type of ballistic missile.