Jean-Loup Samaan is Senior Research Fellow in the Middle East Institute at the National Universityof Singapore, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, USA. A former advisor forthe French Ministry of Defense and NATO, he has authored several books, including New MilitaryStrategies in the Gulf: The Mirage of Autonomy in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar (2023).

'Iron Dome and other anti-missile systems have transformed Israel's security. Samaan offers a compelling, thoroughly researched, and highly readable account of Iron Dome's history, how it shaped Israeli doctrine and cooperation with the United States, and how this and similar systems are changing the nature of conflict in the Middle East and beyond.'

• List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsNote on ConventionsIntroduction1. The Rise of Rocket Warfare2. Iron Dome Enters3. An Unlikely Military Hero4. A New Pillar of US–Israel Defense Cooperation5. October 7 and the End of the Iron Dome Decade6. Beyond Iron Dome: The Future of Missile Defense in the Middle EastConclusion Select BibliographyIndex

Jean-Loup Samaan is Senior Research Fellow in the Middle East Institute at the National Universityof Singapore, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, USA. A former advisor forthe French Ministry of Defense and NATO, he has authored several books, including New MilitaryStrategies in the Gulf: The Mirage of Autonomy in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar (2023).

'Iron Dome and other anti-missile systems have transformed Israel's security. Samaan offers a compelling, thoroughly researched, and highly readable account of Iron Dome's history, how it shaped Israeli doctrine and cooperation with the United States, and how this and similar systems are changing the nature of conflict in the Middle East and beyond.'

• List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsNote on ConventionsIntroduction1. The Rise of Rocket Warfare2. Iron Dome Enters3. An Unlikely Military Hero4. A New Pillar of US–Israel Defense Cooperation5. October 7 and the End of the Iron Dome Decade6. Beyond Iron Dome: The Future of Missile Defense in the Middle EastConclusion Select BibliographyIndex

Jean-Loup Samaan is Senior Research Fellow in the Middle East Institute at the National Universityof Singapore, and Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, USA. A former advisor forthe French Ministry of Defense and NATO, he has authored several books, including New MilitaryStrategies in the Gulf: The Mirage of Autonomy in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar (2023).

'Iron Dome and other anti-missile systems have transformed Israel's security. Samaan offers a compelling, thoroughly researched, and highly readable account of Iron Dome's history, how it shaped Israeli doctrine and cooperation with the United States, and how this and similar systems are changing the nature of conflict in the Middle East and beyond.'

• List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgmentsNote on ConventionsIntroduction1. The Rise of Rocket Warfare2. Iron Dome Enters3. An Unlikely Military Hero4. A New Pillar of US–Israel Defense Cooperation5. October 7 and the End of the Iron Dome Decade6. Beyond Iron Dome: The Future of Missile Defense in the Middle EastConclusion Select BibliographyIndex