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The Telegraph claims the missile was intercepted and destroyed above the Kármán line, which at 62 miles (100 kilometers) above sea level is widely recognized as the boundary of space.
“There is currently insufficient information available to verify [this] situation,” Tomas Hrozensky, a senior research fellow at the European Space Policy Institute, explained to Gizmodo in an email.
That said, mid-range ballistic missiles can fly at heights well above 62 miles, and the “Arrow system is considered as a de-facto counterspace capability due to its nature of high-altitude interceptions,” he added.
Israel declared war against Hamas after the Palestinian militant group launched cross-border raids from Gaza on October 7, prompting a pro-Palestinian response from the Houthi rebels.
The history of Israel’s Arrow system dates back to the 1991 Gulf War when Israeli cities faced the threat of Iraqi Scud missiles, which overcame U.S.-supplied Patriot interceptors.
Nations around the world might have to reassess their offensive and defensive capabilities in light of this development, potentially affecting international security and arms control discourse.
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