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Israel successfully tests more powerful rocket interceptor

“The completion of the program will be a significant layer for Israel’s multi-tiered anti-missile defense system,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak said in a statement

Iron Dome is the lowest of the tiers, tackling the guerrilla rockets of Gaza and Hezbollah. It was originally meant to handle ranges of up to 70 km (45 miles), but designers say this is being expanded to some 250 km (155 miles).

The top-most tier is Israel’s Arrow ballistic interceptor, designed to shoot down long-range Iranian and Syrian missiles at atmospheric altitudes – high enough so that any non-conventional warheads they might carry would be safely destroyed.

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Thats kewl. When you got enemies surrounding you, your survivalistic instincts turn up.

tommy71 on November 25, 2012 at 11:05 PM

When you vote 69% for no back up, it’s good to be prepared.

Hog Wild on November 25, 2012 at 11:24 PM

Like Iron Dome and Arrow, David’s Sling has drawn interest from foreign clients, especially as the nascent system is also billed as being capable of intercepting cruise missiles.

I hope we have the code for the kill switch.

pedestrian on November 26, 2012 at 12:12 AM

This would mean among other things deeper American engagement in the Middle East when most realists would like to limit our commitments there, and it would definitely mean a greater American concern about the nature of governments overseas.

It’s early days still to be assessing the second term, but if Rice goes to Foggy Bottom, that would be a sign that Woodrow Wilson is back in style. Less clear would be whether the administration fully understands the price tag: Wilsonian foreign policy is expensive. It involves lots of foreign aid, a strong military, and a global capacity for swift and effective military and political action.

Israel, be very awake.

Schadenfreude on November 26, 2012 at 12:37 AM

Queue a chorus of progs lecturing us on the evil inherent in this asymmetric escalation of the Zionist war of oppression against the downtrodden Palestinian people, represented in their rightful land by an entity which just recently negotiated peace and is certainly not expecting another shipment of relatively advanced missiles from a nation victimized by the racist, Islamophobic United States.

WeekendAtBernankes on November 26, 2012 at 1:47 AM