Tens of thousands of systems would be necessary to defend the continental U.S.] Named for Israel’s short-range missile defense system, the White House claims that the plan would “further the goal of peace through strength.”.
“The Iron Dome reference conjures up the success of the Israeli missile defense, but that’s misleading given the relatively short-range missiles that Israel defends against and the small territory it needs to defend,” he said.
An American ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense shield could cost the U.S. trillions of dollars and ignore what made Israel’s system successful.
Last month, President Donald Trump directed the construction of an ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense shield to protect the U.S. from potential airborne attacks.
You would need tens of thousands of Iron Dome systems at about $100 million apiece to defend the continental United States,” he added.
