Under The Iron Dome

Under The Iron Dome

Season 1
Developed to protect Israel against constant rocket fire, the "Iron Dome" missile defense system is a story about confrontation with indiscriminate terrorism. Follow the development of this breakthrough, lifesaving technological wonder - across a journey from vanity, denial, tragedy, and panic, to sacrifice, genius, and euphoria.
IMDb 8.720203 episodes18+
Documentary
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Death From Above

    July 31, 2020
    52min
    18+
    In 2004, a 4-year-old was killed in Sderot by rocket fire from the neighboring Gaza Strip. A red color alarm was installed in Sderot, and the child's death prompted Israel's Ministry of Defense to examine how to further protect southern communities from rockets.
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  2. S1 E2 - The Heavens Can Wait

    July 31, 2020
    52min
    18+
    In 2007, the fundamentalist militant group Hamas comes to power in Gaza, and rocket fire increases throughout Israel's southern cities. Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz, a resident of Sderot, decides to promote a defense solution, but is torn between an American laser system and an invention beyond anyone's imagination - Iron Dome.
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  3. S1 E3 - The Sheltering Sky

    July 31, 2020
    1 h 10 min
    18+
    Israel begins developing an imaginary missile defense system - in an insanely short period of time (only 3 years). In 2011, Captain Maor Gabriel uses the system to intercept the first rocket over Ashkelon, and history seems to be changing.
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