As was found with the Patriot missile system, and the Royal Navy`s Sea Wolf. Is the tendency of such systems to be overwhelmed with multiple incoming missiles.
Usually the system becomes overwhelmed and simply shuts down.
Iran is not likely to fire one missile from the Mediterranean wait for the system to reset before firing another missile.
This test is more to do with stopping the flight of dual nationality Israelis and capital, rather than any strategic value in halting Iranian missiles in the coming war.
A war i think everyone agrees is going to occur sooner rather than later. Dick Cheney`s nine day tour of the Middle East was to prepare the ground. Patreaus has already stated the US is about to attack IRG sites in iran as the troop surge has failed.
I wonder actually if this test was a calibration with the Early Warning System based at Flyingdales in the UK. Which israel has been patched into. |
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