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There have been a shockingly low number of deaths on the Israeli side, does this mean that if the Iron Dome wasn't even deployed, that the rockets launched from

There have been a shockingly low number of deaths on the Israeli side, does this mean that if the Iron Dome wasn't even deployed, that the rockets launched from Palestine would cause little to no human losses? I had assumed that the large imbalance of deaths between Israel and Palestine was because of Israel's technological advantage (Iron Dome), and not that the Palestinian rockets were largely ineffective.

honzzz 12y ago
It's caused by multiple factors (some of them are based on Israel's technological advantage) - shelters are everywhere, Israelis are trained really well (even falling to the ground before a rocket impact reduces casualties), they have sophisticated warning system - they even have an app for that [1] Obviously I cannot tell how efficient Iron Dome is but they certainly have other effective tools at their disposal. [1] http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249866/Red_Alert_app_warns_of_imminent_missile_attacks_in_Israel_ http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249866/Red_Alert_app...