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00:00Imagine hundreds of rockets flying toward your city, but none of them hit.
00:05That's the Iron Dome, Israel's game-changing missile defense system.
00:10Developed in 2011, it tracks incoming rockets in seconds.
00:15If a rocket is heading for an empty field, it ignores it.
00:19But if it's targeting civilians, it fires an interceptor.
00:23Boom! Mid-air explosion. Threat neutralized.
00:27With a 90% success rate, it's one of the most advanced systems in the world.
00:33But here's the twist.
00:36Each interceptor costs tens of thousands of dollars,
00:40while many rockets it shoots down are homemade and cheap.
00:44A billion-dollar shield, fighting $500 threats.
00:49High-tech defense in a low-tech war.

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