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Since Friday, Iran has drawn a barrage of ballistic missiles to targets through Israel, a reprisals for a devastating surprise attack that the Israeli government has launched against Iranian nuclear and military sites.
The most advanced anti -missile defense systems in the world, deployed by Israel and the United States, have stopped some of the missiles – but not all. Strikes, like these, the Israeli of Iran, have killed civilians, according to officials from the two countries.
This is why stopping a ballistic missile attack is so difficult.
Ballistic missiles like those pulled by Iran escape the atmosphere and accelerate high speeds while falling on earth. Just about Iranian missiles to reach Israel, analysts believe. There is much less time to make critical decisions about how to stop them.
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Radars can only follow so many targets at a time, and launchers, once emptied, may need half an hour or more to recharge.
Beyond that, if they are concerned about future attacks, targeted countries may also need to make a critical decision to the fraction
The best known defense system in Israel, the Iron Dome, was built to stop Short -range RocketsAnd is too slow and limited with regard to ballistic missiles. For this, Israel relies on several more advanced defense layers designed to counter the ballistic missiles at different flight stages.
The most advanced systems, long -range interceptors such as arrow 3, work in space, where ballistic missiles like these drawn Iran spend most of their time. They are the first chance to stop a missile, but above the atmosphere, there is no room for error.
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This is because missiles like the last Iran
If it was not difficult enough, some ballistic missiles carry
We do not know how often interceptions above the atmosphere actually work. Governments tend to avoid disclosing specific interception rates, and they have every reason for present a positive imageEven when interceptions fail. The same goes for companies that make expensive systems.
When combined with American anti -missile systems in the region, Israel currently has the most anti -missile defense layers in the world. If the external layer defenses fail to stop a missile, short -term systems that intercept the missiles closer to the ground can have another chance.
But time is running out quickly. The closer a ballistic missile, the more dangerous it becomes. And even if a low -altitude interception is successful, the resulting debris can always be fatal.
If a missile succeeds in entering the atmosphere, it often remains less than a minute before it strikes.
Defenses that work
While the missile is approaching the ground,
An attacker can rely on a variety of tactics. To distract the enemy, he can draw a cheaper volley
Last year, Iran also pulled large missile dams in Israel, but left limited damage. When Israel and Iran clashed last year, they fought in short and contained bursts which generally ended in a few hours, and the two parties looked for ramps out of ramps which allowed tensions to reflige.
But this time, the two countries have incitement To stop and without obvious route to the pure and simple victory.
During a prolonged conflict, it could become a question of which team first lacks missiles.
