Iran War: Israel: How the Early Warning System Works
In recent days, Israel has experienced frequent missile alerts, with sometimes very short intervals between the initial warning and the activation of the alarm. According to Israeli media reports, the reason is that a key U.S.-made radar located in Qatar was disabled due to an attack by an Iranian drone.
Recently, Israeli citizens have had to rush to air-raid shelters faster. The interval between the phone alert and the sound of the alarm is getting shorter.
First, the phone rings and vibrates. This is the warning. Israelis will receive a notice informing them that a ballistic missile is heading toward their city.
The warning says: "1. An alert is expected in a few minutes. 2. Please find the best shelter nearby."
About ten minutes later, the alarm sounds in the affected areas, leaving some time before the missile hits the target. However, in recent days, the warning time for this system has become shorter and shorter, sometimes as little as two minutes.
The Israeli military insists that this is not a technical problem, but also admits that it cannot guarantee advance warning notifications.
So why is there such a discrepancy?
Analysis of satellite images by multiple media outlets indicates that the Iranian regime is targeting American radars, sensors, and detection systems deployed in Gulf countries, attempting to break through the missile defense system.
At the same time, it has been observed that the number of missiles launched by Iran has sharply declined over the past ten days, from about 100 per day to just dozens.
Source: rfi
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