Inefficient And Costly Missile Shield, 400.000 Will Die If Iran Attack Tel Aviv

Friday, 27 July 2012 14:57 |

Tel Aviv vulnerable to ballistic missile strike

Despite threat of war with Syria and Iran, city shelters can only contain tenth of population.

Over 400,000 people reside in Tel Aviv, and hundreds of thousands enter it each day, but does the city offer them sufficient protection from a possible ballistic missile strike? A review of security measures conducted in light of the looming threat of a confrontation with Syria and Iran has yielded disconcerting findings.

While an Iron Dome battery has recently been installed in central Israel for training purposes, the missile defense system does not offer protection against ballistic missiles. Moreover, shelters in Tel Aviv can only house 40,000 people – a tenth of the population, Ynet has learned.

Source: Ynetnews.com