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PufPuf23

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9. More precise targeting by Iran than I expected. Why no Iron Dome

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 02:59 PM

21 hrs ago

on our military installations located within the boundaries of Arab allies?

Iron Dome

The Iron Dome (Hebrew: כִּפַּת בַּרְזֶל, romanized: Kippat Barzel) is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system,[8] developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries.[7] The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired from distances of 4 to 70 kilometres (2–43 mi) away and whose trajectory would take them to an Israeli populated area.[9][10] From 2011 to 2021, the United States contributed a total of US$1.6 billion to the Iron Dome defense system,[11] with another US$1 billion approved by the US Congress in 2022

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome

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5th Fleet Naval Center in Bahrain goes Kablooey [View all] orangecrush Yesterday OP

Counterstrikes continue at US Navy base in Bahrain Read more at: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2026-02-2 cbabe Yesterday #1

FAFO on us. yardwork Yesterday #2

I'd be evacuating the Burj Khalifa Zorro Yesterday #3

Good point orangecrush Yesterday #4

They HAVE evacuated the Burj Khalifa. SeattleVet 21 hrs ago #8

Nice big shiny target orangecrush 20 hrs ago #16

They hit the radome there. That's a mighty expensive bit to be hit immediately Arazi Yesterday #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Botany 22 hrs ago #6

No one died Greg_In_SF 22 hrs ago #7

More precise targeting by Iran than I expected. Why no Iron Dome PufPuf23 21 hrs ago #9

Probably because only Israel has the Iron Dome system sarisataka 20 hrs ago #11

The USA paid for the Iron Dome system in Israel. PufPuf23 20 hrs ago #12

From your link- sarisataka 20 hrs ago #13

I was in Manama in 1991 pfitz59 20 hrs ago #10

Glad you survived orangecrush 20 hrs ago #15

"Kablooey"? This is not satire-worthy PCIntern 20 hrs ago #14

If I had an office or apartment in Trump Tower, I'd be packed up and moving out about now Attilatheblond 20 hrs ago #17

Same orangecrush 19 hrs ago #18