You have a point. Here is the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome, although it does not have signif

You have a point. Here is the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome, although it does not have significant technical detail. Maybe the linked piece is best regarded as a flag that this tech now exists at least for simple ballistic missiles. Afterthought: since the original offensive missiles are unguided anyway, I wonder if an effective countermeasure might be to put on some kind of fin that would cause non ballistic flight?