Iron Dome

When President Reagan suggested the anti-missile defense system, many in the press ridiculed the idea calling it Star Wars. Today 16 countries have purchase such a system called Patriot rockets. Some disbelievers still maintain that these rockets do not work. While it is true they can be overwhelmed if enough rockets are fired close together, they still provide a good degree of protection. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired more than 600 rockets into southern Israel in less than 24 hours, killing at least four Israelis and leaving several more in critical condition. The Patriot measures the incoming rocket and determines if it will hit a populated area. If not it does not fire. In this attack the Patriots shot down 240 incoming rockets and that is why the number of Israelis killed was limited. The technology surrounding these Patriots is being refined and the demand will rise accordingly.