How Israel's Iron Dome defense system works

Israel's Iron Dome system has been used for more than a decade, the country relying on it as rockets flood the skies amid the war with Hamas. NBC's Molly Hunter explains how it works.

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[NICHOLAS-hp]

I need an iron dome to protect me from the idiots I manage at work.

[georgionw]

If Israel is a rich country why do we pay for the iron dome

[Scrapper.]

"But the Iron Dome isn't really a dome"? For real? I thought it was a gigantic dome made of iron that pops out of the ground and covers the city during an air raid. A 007 movie kind of thing. Thanks for the clarification.

[OllieintoKickflip]

We Americans just don’t know how good we got it

[SouthernGirl]

I pray 🙏 we never see this in the skies of America!

[twistedyogert]

I think it's kinda cool that the computers in the control center calculate where the rocket is likely to land before shooting.
Those Israelis really thought of everything. I guess that's the idea, no use wasting a $40k missile for a lawn dart that'll end up landing in a disused cow pasture.

[Manuelabor]

Sending Billions. When our own infrastructure is crumbling

[therealcatdashians]

How quickly we all forgot about Hawaii

[raz]

Just goes to show what we can achieve when we work together...

[katyataylor]

2.5B $??? Seriously! 😡 like they don't have anywhere else to put money towards...
How about saving lives here in US. We got plenty of that...! Start with economy...

[Nicana]

I don't understand why anyone would willingly live anywhere that needed an 'iron dome' to keep themselves from being blown to bits.

[taisou]

Fantastic report, Molly Hunter. Thank you!

[liza]

How sad they have had to deal with this for years.

[uggggggghhhhh]

This is terrifying. I feel sorry for any people or animals that have nowhere to go for safety.

[ohio_dino]

We got the research and own the tech and now it is time to stop spending on this

[David_Morin_El_Cubano]

Help everyone except the people of this country, USA

[kennethken]

Isn't it weird that the US is in every other countrie's war ?

[stillme]

Iron dome? Stan Lee couldn't come up with a better name.

[worldatmyfingertips]

Just like "Missile Command" the Atari game from the 80's, but in real life. The comforts of modern technology! 😁👌

[trevorallen]

That system can only survive as long as its not vulnerable to emp weapons. Hopefully they have a counter measures for that.