Israel is under frequent, as frequent as every 10 minutes, rocket attack from Gaza. While the Iron Dome rocket interception system has become famous as a technological marvel in the defense of the country, there are other technological marvels of note as well. The first step of any civil defense system is getting the civilians out of the way or under cover. Israel has a network of neighborhood bomb shelters, building bomb shelters, and (in new construction) a “hardened room” in every private residence and on every floor of every office building. When air raids were measured in hours or tens of minutes, all of these were adequate together with a nationwide network of air raid sirens. But modern circumstances have brought two new problems: - Rocket attack warnings are measured in SECONDS. Fifteen seconds in towns near border regions, and 90-120 seconds in the center of the country. - As the country has suffered suburban sprawl, built malls and cinema mega-plexes, modern sky
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