US Pays for 'Iron Dome' Over Israel

By NCD on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 4:19pm |

$50 million a unit, mobile anti-missile system creates jobs in Israel, and is there to protect Israel from the pesky locals in the neighborhood:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday said it would ask Congress to fund additional "Iron Dome" short-range missile shields for Israel, given their success in intercepting 80 percent of rockets launched by Palestinian militants from Gaza earlier this month. The request comes against the backdrop of growing concern in Washington about a possible Israeli strike against Iran aimed at halting or slowing work on its nuclear program, as well as the worst flare-up of violence along Israel's southern border in months....

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http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2012/03/27/world/middleeast/27reuters-israel-usa.html?hp