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Bad news for Trump’s Golden Dome: He can’t build it without Canada (www.politico.com)

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President Donald Trump left out a key detail this week when he outlined his plans for a massive missile and air defense shield over the continent: He can’t build it without Canada.

Ottawa has historically funded about 40 percent of NORAD investments, according to VanHerck, and is putting $38 billion into the command to add new radars in the north over the next two decades. Without those investments — and additional sensors that can peer over the North Pole — officials believe the U.S. will have trouble putting together a credible North American air defense.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The most conservative estimate I've seen for the IDs intercept rate is 80% and many sources claim 90% or even 95%. I'm am not a fan of the Israeli Government but its beyond question that the ID system does an excellent job at countering the threat it was designed to handle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

The most conservative estimate I’ve seen for the IDs intercept rate is 80%

IDF report highlights failure of air-defense system on Oct. 7

Israel’s air defense system failed to intercept half of the rockets fired by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, Hebrew media reported on Sunday.

The finding is based on an Israel Defense Forces investigation whose findings were presented to the military’s chief of staff, according to Channel 12 News.

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In the first 20 minutes of the attack, Hamas fired an unprecedented 1,400 rockets into Israel. Many Iron Dome batteries were depleted in the face of the massive barrage, according to Channel 12

Pretty textbook strategy in the face of missile defense systems. Anti-missile systems typically need two to three munitions to counter one attack. This math hasn't changed since the ID was created.

The primary mechanism Israel has to protect its citizens is its network of air raid sirens and fallout shelters. The secondary mechanism is the threat of retaliation (to the point of systematic genocide of a region) which requires an enormous perpetually-standing army. The ID is only materially beneficial in combating small scale, low-frequency attacks. And only when they have ample time to repair and reload. And even then, the modern IDF has been rife with nepotism, graft, and institutional neglect such that a lot of their military readiness has degraded.