November 09 2010
The Israeli government has decided to delay the deployment of its Iron Dome missile defense system until next year, says a military source cited by Agence France-Presse.
The Defense Ministry announced in July that the system would become operational this month.
The unnamed source said activation of the system has been pushed back to the first quarter of 2011 to allow for more training.
The Iron Dome is designed to intercept short-range rockets from the Gaza Strip and...
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