Posted on 01/27/2025 1:37:38 PM PST by airdalechief
Newly-confirmed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Monday — his first day in the job — that President Trump will be issuing a spate of executive orders for the military, including one to create an "Iron Dome" defense system like the one used by Israel to deflect incoming missiles.
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"Today, there are more executive orders coming that we fully support on removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates, Iron Dome for America. This is happening quickly and as the secretary of defense, it's an honor to salute smartly, as I did as a junior officer and now as the secretary of defense to ensure these orders are complied with rapidly and quickly."
Iron Dome is easy to pull of to protect a county the size of New Jersey. What would be the cost to cover the US?
Pac-3s everywhere!
Reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates.
Iron Dome for America.
And above all, making this clear:
You would think that a project this size would appease the Military/Industrial complex (I like Ike!).
They get tons of money for R&D development to repel weapons of war.
While still receiving funding for conventional war items.
Win-win?
Wait. Using the military to defend our country? Is that permitted?
How long til we hear ‘Star Wars
I’m old enough to remember the Nike sites back in the day.
When the ancient democRATS still in power (Pelousy, Schumer, Sanders, etc) hear the term Iron Dome, they think Telly Savalas is back.
The US can destroy any missile within the airspace of any country, let alone destroy it in flight.
Frig’ the iron dome. Make sure others understand their destruction is assured if an attack is made on the American homeland.
You want to end wars? Then assure complete and total destruction when war comes to your country. Get out of the business of selling for the MIC!!
THAAD
Aegis Ashore
Drone sub hunters
Yup. Pete might get those 4 stars now
I cant argue with the intention of many things but I don't have to like the methods of some and I don't.
Because we have a lot of missiles being fired at us?
That was a building boom wasn’t it? Huge coffins all across the fruited plain with great white missiles on hydraulic lifts for the bomber threat that wasn’t.
New!
Iron dome is not useful for ICBMs. And since we are not likely to be attacked except by ICBMs, it won’t be much use to us.
We have three systems for different ferment threats. PAC three is for the shortest range attacks like from ship to shore. THAAD is the next range, like for a small state. And the long range system is currently only deployed in Alaska— I believe. So a complete system will look like a mix of these. And yes it is expensive. It is possible that some help may come from Israel too. It’s hard to know what will come from this plan.
I agree. In a big war this won’t do much. Some missiles are just way to fast to catch. Multiple projectiles would also overwhelm things.
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