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Preface
As the world's only superpower, the United States is far superior to other countries in terms of economic development and science and technology.
However, in some technologies, the United States is far inferior to a small country.
That country is Israel.
But don't underestimate the country of Israel, although the country is small, but the strength is not small at all.
Israel has four top technologies that even the United States, as a superpower, boasts of inferiority.
So, what is the technology that has put Israel in front of the United States?
Highly developed agricultural technology
Israel, located in western Asia, is a small country with a population of only a few tens of millions.
In addition, Israel's natural resources are relatively scarce, with nearly half of its land covered by deserts.
It can be said that in the face of this situation, it is very difficult for Israel to grow any vegetable grain.
However, Israel is known as an "agricultural powerhouse".
More importantly, Israel is the only "agricultural powerhouse" among the surrounding countries.
The reason for this is that Israel has highly developed agricultural technology.
Since it could not occupy more advantages in terms of geographical location and climate, Israel had to choose other methods to develop agriculture.
As a result, they began to use technology to grow vegetables, and invented drip irrigation technology and irrigation control systems.
These two technologies should not be underestimated, as they are an important way for Israel to transform from an agrarian poor country to an agrarian powerhouse.
According to a report by Xinhuanet, this incident was published on May 12, 2019 "Summary: High-tech helps Israel achieve agricultural "counterattack""
Even in the arid desert, Israel is able to develop agricultural technology.
It's a very smart technology that knows when crops need water and fertilizer.
Even how much is needed, you can control it precisely.
While providing crops with the nutrients they need, it can also effectively reduce the waste of resources, which is simply a double win.
Not only that, but Israel also has different irrigation systems for different crops.
Israel is making the best use of its resources.
In addition to this, Israel's greenhouse technology is also an important part of their agroecological system.
In Israel, greenhouses are everywhere in almost everywhere.
However, the technology used in these greenhouses is very different.
They will adopt the appropriate greenhouse technology according to the characteristics of different regions.
For example, in southern Israel, because of the high temperatures, greenhouses make good use of solar energy.
In addition, these greenhouses are very light and cheap.
These greenhouses not only bring the right temperature to the crops, but also protect them from pests and diseases to a certain extent.
At the same time, it can also reduce the use of pesticides and make vegetables greener and healthier.
With these advanced agro-ecological technologies, Israel not only meets its own needs for food and vegetables, but even exports them to other countries.
Seawater desalination technology
Although Israel's agricultural technology is very advanced, if it wants to develop agriculture, it is indispensable to use water.
The water required by crops is fresh water.
However, Israel's freshwater resources are very scarce.
In addition to the rain, only the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee, which is only 4 cubic kilometers long, are left.
The rest is seawater.
Seawater contains a lot of salt, which is not only undrinkable for the human body, but also cannot be irrigated for crops.
More importantly, as the Earth's climate continues to change, Israel's annual precipitation has decreased considerably since the middle of the 20th century.
In addition, nearly two-thirds of Israel's land is covered by desert.
As a result, water has become Israel's most precious resource.
Faced with this situation, Israel finally invented a desalination technology after years of research.
This technology, in just 45 minutes, is able to turn salt-rich seawater into a drinkable water source for the human body.
One of Israel's largest reverse osmosis desalination plants, the Soreko Desalination Plant in Israel, has innovative reverse osmosis technology.
It can produce 624,000 cubic meters of freshwater resources per day, accounting for about 20% of Israel's freshwater supply.
According to a report by Xinhuanet, this incident was published on October 14, 2018 in the article "Seawater Desalination Moistens "Thirsty" Israel - Entering the Israeli Seawater Desalination Plant
The freshwater plant also introduced a large-diameter reverse osmosis membrane module of about 40.6 centimeters, which can separate more than 90% of the salt in the seawater.
After that, the remaining salts are separated through the second stage of the reverse osmosis assembly.
In addition to this, mineralization units are added to the already desalinated seawater.
In this way, the body is able to provide the necessary minerals.
Finally, these water sources can be fed into the national water supply system only after they have been tested for conformity.
And this fresh water, in addition to daily drinking, is also used to irrigate crops.
Not only that, but Israel is also the first country in the world to use artificial desalinated water to "feed" natural water resources.
Even the United States, as a superpower, has failed to do this.
In addition to the development of agriculture and desalination technologies, Israel's military development cannot be ignored.
Military technology
In 1967, Israel possessed its own nuclear weapons.
For a country, possessing nuclear weapons is equivalent to owning a peerless sword, and other countries must also think carefully if they want to threaten you.
More importantly, Israel is also the only country in the Middle East that possesses nuclear weapons.
This also gives Israel a lot of confidence.
On April 25, 2022, Israel's defense minister said that its self-developed "Iron Beam" laser interception system successfully intercepted multiple targets such as drones, sabotage shells, rockets, and anti-tank missiles.
The success of this technology means that Israel's missile defense system has reached a higher level.
The system was developed in Israel in 2010 and officially put into use in 2015.
The "Iron Beam" laser interception system not only has a powerful interception capability, but also has a very low cost, only $3.5 per time.
After that, Israel carried out further development and research on the "Iron Beam" laser interception system.
In 2023, Israel will begin to apply the "Iron Beam" laser interception system to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
According to Israel's plan, the deployment of the "Iron Bundle" system will begin in 2025.
In the future, Israel will also introduce airborne and shipborne versions of the "Iron Beam" system.
According to a report by The Paper, this incident was published on October 18, 2023 "Technocracy|Israel Uses Laser Weapons to Intercept Rockets? "Iron Bundle" Deployment or Acceleration》
epilogue
Although Israel does not have a large land area, it has a very strong development in science and technology.
Whether it is military technology or agricultural production technology, it is far ahead in the world.
But the development of technology will also give birth to people's desires and ambitions.
In the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, everything Israel has done to the people of Gaza is vivid.
As a country with a high degree of technological development, it should shoulder its own responsibilities in today's globalized world.
Instead of using their own technology to inflict greater suffering on other countries, the population as a whole lives under constant artillery fire.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has lasted for so long that it has not been resolved peacefully.
People in both countries have also been displaced by the war.
It is hoped that this conflict will end as soon as possible and that the Palestinian people will be able to return to their homes and live in peace and contentment.