There Are Lessons For India, And The world, From Israel's Iron Dome Failure In Hamas Attack

While Israel says casualties would have been much higher if there were no Iron Dome, the enemy purpose would be well served if even one nuclear missile is able to penetrate the missile defence layers.

A view of rockets fired from Gaza are being neutralised in the air by Israel's 'Iron Dome' air defence system during the clashes in Ashkelon, Israel, on October 10, 2023.

Israel-Hamas War: The failure of the reputed 'Iron Dome' anti-missile system aimed at protecting Israel has raised many eyebrows in the global strategic circles. Questions are being raised if these anti-missile systems are truly foolproof? Is there any solid guarantee of protection from enemy missile attacks? Is it worth spending billions of dollars on such systems to provide a façade of defence against missile attacks? While Israel says the casualty rate would have been much higher