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November 21, 2012

Iron Dome's Lessons for Military Strategists

James Blitz, The World

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The focus of attention in the Middle East right now is on whether Israel and Hamas can agree a ceasefire to halt the conflict over Gaza. But whatever happens on the diplomatic front, defence analysts will be reflecting for some time on the big military revelation of this conflict – the role played by Israel’s Iron Dome interceptor and what it tells us about the value of missile defence systems.

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TAGGED: Missile Defense, Iron Dome, Hamas, Israel

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