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The executive order for President Donald Trump, entitled “The Iron Dome of America“It calls for the renewal of our missile defense capabilities, which the president calls” the most catastrophic threat facing the United States. ”
However, there are major challenges to overcome if we want to publish something similar to The acclaimed air defense network in Israel Because the threat to America is completely different.
Today, we are facing real threats such as continental ballistic missiles (ICBM) launched by countries such as China and Russia, which can be at risk of the entire United States. During the Cold War (1948-1991) with the Soviet Union, we dealt with this threat with the doctrine of “mutual mutual destruction”. If Moscow is attacked with long -range nuclear missiles, we will take revenge on a overwhelming number of similar weapons that would lead to the extermination of both countries. This belief worked because it is the most fearful on both sides.
The executive order of President Donald Trump calls for the renewal of missile defense capabilities. (Reuters)
The challenge that we face today is more complicated than it was during the Cold War because we are facing multiple enemies that provide a wide range of air threats. Specifically, such as the opponents of the nation -state Russia, China, North Korea and Iran They all have or develop long -range nuclear systems that endanger the United States. Also, there is a group of terrorist groups that have access to advanced technologies such as drones and missiles that threaten our external interests and perhaps our homeland.
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Moreover, many of these weapons are guided by space-based systems, making them more accurate and come in a variety of packages that are difficult to defend-non-sound missiles that are difficult to track, ballistic missiles with multiple warheads, and drones many sizes and capabilities, And the sea flight missiles, and more.
Unfortunately, America's ability to defend the country from a group of these weather threats is limited frankly, explaining Trump's order to address this issue immediately.
Let's put this task in its perspective by looking at the Israeli air defense model.
Trump calls us To build something similar to Israel's “iron dome” to defend America against a large number of threats. It is understood that his desire is to protect America from attacks such as those that were launched in Israel in 2024, when almost all the projectiles were dropped before reaching the Jewish state.
The effective air defense network of three parts of Israel includes the Iron Dome, which is designed to stop short -range missiles and artillery shells launched from the Gaza tape.
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The second layer is Sling David's, which aims to intercept ballistic missiles and cruises, such as those owned by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The third layer is known as the Arrow 3, which is hindering the missiles that fly outside the atmosphere of the Earth, such as the long -range missiles launched by the Houthi militants in Yemen or those who used Iran to attack Israel in 2024.
Although the three -level Israel network was good in 2024, it is not necessarily the correct model for the United States. There are three main differences.
First, the United States disagrees unlike Israel, whose network was built for defense against most unmanned, artillery and cruise missiles It was launched from a neighboring country. The United States is unlikely to be attacked by Canada or Mexico. Instead, any air attack is likely to include iCBMS or missiles/drones launched from ships or submarines off our beaches.
Second, Israel is a very small country, about 8630 square miles or New Jersey. The United States is 440 times the size of Israel with population centers and sensitive sites spread in this vast country. Defending the entire landscape of all weather threats will be incredibly expensive, especially if this is done on the scale seen in Israel.
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Third, the United States has a variety of air defense systems in its stock, which is not connected to the network like those seen in Israel. Yes, we have an ICBM anti -Alaska and California system with 44 missiles. However, this system focuses mainly on the threat posed by North Korea. Our other systems are dedicated to defenses, mostly widespread sites outside the United States.
These transport systems include AEGIS, which depends on the sea and designed to intercept ballistic missiles during the middle or peripheral stages of flying. We create a variety of site systems such as MIM-104 Patriot, which is able to involve ballistic missiles and cruises.
The high -defense station in the THAAAD ballistic missiles in the terminal stage of the flight. The advanced rocket system on the advanced surface (NASAMS) is a medium -range air defense, and it is part of the air defense system in the US National Capital area since 2005.
There are also other tactical platforms such as Avenge Air Defeense, Fim-92 STINGER and Moneuver-SHORT RANGE AIR Defeense (M-SHORAD).
Like other countries, the United States is working on directed power weapons (lasers) and other meters for low -price anti -drone systems and missiles as well.
Pentagon's mission The Trump's executive order to spread the “missile defense shield from the next generation” is to find the correct mixture of air defense platforms, the right doctrine and the effective defense strategy. This effort begins by assessing the threat against very specific local sites and giving priority to putting our capabilities and accepting risks elsewhere.
We must also develop something similar to the Cold War doctrine of mutual destruction, so that our nuclear armed enemies understand the dangers on them if they are considering firing weapons against us.
Finally, the Air Defense Strategy in the reality of the White House newspaper on this topic reminds me of something similar to the “Star Wars” initiative of President Ronald Reagan of 1983, which was officially named for the Strategic Defense Initiative, which relied on space -based sensors and intersections. At that time, he declared the Soviets and led to agreements that reduce the nuclear threat, such as the Treaty of the Medium -Range Nuclear Forces and conversations to reduce strategic weapons.
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In reality, Rigan Star Wars ProgramLike Trump's “Iron Dome” proposal, it was aimed at protecting the United States from weather threats. At that time, the Reagan program aims to make nuclear weapons outdated. This effort failed.
In contrast, the Trump 2025 program is more pragmatic and achieved. After all, it aims to make America safer than most of the weather threats by presenting an American version of the “Iron Dome” to Israel. This may be very ambitious and can be very expensive, but it is clear that at this time of the explosion of weather threats, it is the necessity of national security worth serious attention.
