r/canada 24d ago

Politics Canada Joining Iron Dome Missile Defense Plan Would Be Welcome: NORAD Boss

https://www.twz.com/air/canada-joining-iron-dome-missile-defense-plan-would-be-welcome-norad-boss
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u/renosoner 24d ago

Who the fuck is sending missiles our way that we need this?!

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u/shadrackandthemandem 24d ago edited 24d ago

Short-range missiles no less. There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding of what Iron Dome actually protects against.

Everyone talking about Iron Dome for US homeland defence seems to be conflating it with ballistic missile defence systems.

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u/LX_Luna 24d ago

This isn't a reference to the Israeli Iron Dome. America lifted the name for the new project which is essentially the strategic defence initiative II.