> Israel has no experience countering nuclear ICBMs. > What good is the Iron Dome against that? I agree. > The defense systems in the linked-to article are me

> Israel has no experience countering nuclear ICBMs. > What good is the Iron Dome against that? I agree. > The defense systems in the linked-to article are meant to intercept and destroy missiles far enough away that even if they explode at that point they do not cause damage to the target. These still don't work. The article and certain hawks say they will do enough to justify the awful cost that has been debated since the idea was born. The first time I heard a discussion about this was on slashdot in 1999. I think it's wishful thinking paired with Defense spending greed. shrug