Israel's 'Iron Dome' Short-Range Missile Defense System

HAIFA, ISRAEL - JANUARY 31: (ISRAEL OUT) An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Getty Images)