And Israel, when they really advanced their iron dome system, they demonstrated. I was chairman of the Missile Defense Caucus and they demonstrated this so effectively that The membership of that caucus went from 17 to 36 overnight when they demonstrated the capability of Iron Dome. And it really gave the world a picture of why it's important to be able to stop missiles. And it's especially important when they're not Garad or Katyusha rockets, when they're incoming ICBMs that may have 100 kiloton warhead on board. (08:25–08:33)
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