Skyguard anti-Kassam laser back in race | Jerusalem Post

Skyguard anti-Kassam laser back in race | Jerusalem Post
We wrote about an earlier incarnation of this device during the Summer Lebanon War. Several good points were made by commenters to this article:

--The Israelis should make sure this thing REALLY works before they buy it.

--The Israeli government is so completely corrupt and non-caring of its people who live in the extremities, that a clean and transparent bidding process will really need to be ensured.
Frankly, if I were a resident of Sderot, I would have no confidence in my government's ability to pick the right tools for the job.

--Buying this system only treats the symptoms of the disease, not its cause. Treat the people who launch these rockets every day against Israel as if you are actually at war, and maybe you won't need these systems. Likewise, try to genuinely encourage those few brave Palestinian souls who are actually willing to live in peace.

--Why don't the South Koreans (and our troops there) have this system or something like it -- North Korean artillery presents a much graver threat than its nuclear capabilities, which once out of the bottle, change everything.