Iron Dome: Missile defense system a game changer, Israelis say

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5. Defence contractors must love this kind of gullibility...

First of all, where do you think the 90% success rate comes from? I'll give you a hint: its not coming from anyone that's independent. In fact, its entirely self-reported, coming from the operators themselves.

Secondly, what rock have you been living under? Pretty much every ABM scheme has claimed success rates of 90%. In fact, the Patriot system claimed exactly that kind of success rate in the Iraq wars.

Thirdly, you'd probably do well to actually look at the casualty rates from Gazan rockets:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_rocket_attacks_on_Israel#Casualties.2C_Fatalities_and_rockets_fired

In 2009 (before Iron Dome), 569 rockets were fired for a total of two Israeli deaths and 11 further injuries. The fatality rate was 0.3% and the overall casualty rate was 2%.

In 2012 (after Iron Dome), 822 rockets have been fired for a total of three deaths and 32 further injuries. The fatality rate was 0.3% and the overall casualty rate was 4%.

If you can read all that and still believe that Iron Dome is a "game-changer", I have some bear powder to sell you. If you use this powder, I promise that there is at least a 90% chance that you will not be mauled and eaten by bears. And at $100,000 a bottle, my bear powder is a bargain, when you consider the benefit of not being killed by a bear. How many can I put you down for?