[deepsun]

> half or more

Here is the answer. Every system has some percentage of misses, especially during mass attacks.

Iron Dome is not really relevant, I think, it's designed against small, short-range, mortar-like projectiles. For ballistic rockets or cruise missiles you need systems like Patriot, right.

[ethbr0]

You'd use the SM-3 (USN) launched from Aegis platforms. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIM-161_Standard_Missile_3

Threats like this are why Japan and South Korea are the only countries outside the US to field it.

Alternates would be THAAD and the GBI, but believe those are more specific to the US Army and Missile Defense Agency's needs. The latter is also still under serious development.