Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has once again pledged to build an Iron Dome missile defense system for the United States, similar to the one used by Israel.
In his nearly hour-and-a-half-long speech at the Republican National Convention, Trump emphasized the effectiveness of Israel’s missile defense system.
“Israel has an Iron Dome. They have a missile defense system. Three-hundred and forty-two missiles were shot into Israel, and only one got through a little bit,” Trump said, referring to the April Iran missile attack on Israel.
“Why should other countries have this and we don’t? No, we’re going to build an Iron Dome over our country and we’re going to be sure that nothing can come and harm our people,” he added.
It is unclear what specific threat Trump is aiming to counter, as the Iron Dome is designed to intercept short-range rockets, which is not a threat the US typically faces along its borders.
