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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Iron Dome anti-rocket system was never meant to protect Israeli towns

Iron DomeThe last few months have seen an increase in the number of Qassam rockets, mortar shells and Grad missiles fired at Israel from Gaza, according to a recent report by the Shin Bet security service.

Yet the army and air force stubbornly refuse to activate the Iron Dome missile intercept system, which is supposed to protect Israeli towns near the Gaza border. A 12-barrel launcher successfully tested by the army months ago currently sits unused at an air force base in the south.

Dr. Nathan Farber, former head scientist of the missile division at Israel Military Industries, along with other experts, has said that deployment of the Iron Dome system would provide an excellent opportunity to test it under battle conditions, against real enemy rockets.

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