Nothing in the mainstream media on this as of now. I am not fully sure about the authenticity of this THAAD procurement news. Also, IronDome wasn't mentioned anywhere.
The whole point of BMD is being able to stop BMs. If we consider the total count which China has, both in terms of missiles and MIRVs, I belive it can overwhelm any BMD system present on earth today. I kind of find this THAAD and iron dome to farce in the current context. What however makes sense it, procurement of offensive weapons, something that can help us maintain a sustained capacity and capability to hurt China. China doesn't give a damn about how many of their BMs we intercept, the damage will still be same. But when they get hurt equally, they will reconsider. If A5 has not yet been inducted, that should be priority number one for us now. As I see it, it is our singular credible deterrence against Chinese plans of using a BM on our cities in the first place.
The whole point of BMD is being able to stop BMs. If we consider the total count which China has, both in terms of missiles and MIRVs, I belive it can overwhelm any BMD system present on earth today. I kind of find this THAAD and iron dome to farce in the current context. What however makes sense it, procurement of offensive weapons, something that can help us maintain a sustained capacity and capability to hurt China. China doesn't give a damn about how many of their BMs we intercept, the damage will still be same. But when they get hurt equally, they will reconsider. If A5 has not yet been inducted, that should be priority number one for us now. As I see it, it is our singular credible deterrence against Chinese plans of using a BM on our cities in the first place.