Is the Iron Dome a poisoned chalice? Strategic risks from tactical success

I find it odd that they didn't mention the actual monetary cost of operating the Iron Dome in this. I've seen as low as $25,000 per Iron Dome missile, but it could range in the $40,000 - $50,000 range. The Hamas dirty rockets are like $900 each. That's a huge financial hit to Israel The United States for each rocket Israel has to shoot down.

In 2016, the RAND Corporation conducted an in-depth study on the conduct of Israeli operations in Gaza in 2012 and 2014, which highlighted the role of the Iron Dome missile defense system in those conflicts. We found three lessons learned that should be considered in broader discussion of tactical missile defense. First, Iron Dome did provide meaningful missile defense capabilities. Second, however, this success came at strategic costs. Third, we do not expect this success to endure in the face of learning adversaries whose capabilities are expanding. Thus, there are problems with depending on the system in both the short- and long-term, and we recommend a healthy dose of skepticism in any debate on missile defense.