media giving the military ind complex and Reagan a wet dream - We can tell, for sure, from video images and even photographs that the Iron Dome system is not working very well at all. It hits a targeted missile maybe 5 percent of the time—could be even lower. ... Meanwhile, the Israeli government presents Iron Domes performance as part of a sophisticated public relations effort. With the latest rounds of rocket fire from Hamas fighters in the Gaza strip, Israels missile defense system, known as Iron Dome, is getting a lot of press again, much of it positive. As with much reporting on missile defense, however, the Iron Dome coverage has lacked context and misconstrued reality. A CNN article, for example, carried the headline How Iron Dome blocks rockets from Gaza, protects Israelis and described a system that had knocked down 56 rockets fired out of Gaza at a string of Israeli cities. The article suggests that the system is accurate and used only against rockets headed toward populated areas. It does not suggest that there is any question about the systems effectiveness.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 20:01:13 +0000
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