不仅仅是导弹：认识铁穹

MORE THAN A MISSILE:JUDGINGIRON DOMEZACHARY GOLDMANAUGUST 11,2014COMMENTARYThere are many important strategic,political,legal,and moral questions to ask about the latest round of fightingbetween Israel and Hamas in Gaza.One important set of questions revolves around the efficacy of Israels“Iron Dome”rocket interception system.While there has been some dispute about the tactical effectiveness of the system,Iron Domehas had important strategic and political effects in allowing Israel to pursue a set of military objectives that is narrowlyfocused on locating and destroying Hamass network of tunnels.Without the success of Iron Dome in striking downrockets headed towards Israels population centers,Israel likely would have felt forced to pursue a much more extensivemilitary operation,similar to operations conducted in the West Bank and Gaza,and in Lebanon,since the outbreak ofthe Second Intifada in 2000.Tactically,Iron Domes effectiveness can be measured by the extent to which the system does what its designers intendedit to do.Iron Dome is part of Israels multi-layered missile defense system.This system includes Arrow,designed tointercept ballistic missiles,Davids Sling(which is not yet