We'll have to wait for more specific details about what, if any, damage was done. However, it's already pretty clear that some missiles got through. And this was only a small portion of what Iran can really achieve.
WSJ is reporting that Iran provided 18 hr. heads up. Still some got through, with perhaps unprecedented defense put in place--Israel, US, UK, even France.
How many defensive missiles were fired and how long will it take them to be replaced? It seems that we are draining our stocks without mobilizing for war. We are in little by little. And yet no one discusses urgent rearmament or restructuring the economy around manufacturing. How many of the various weapons can Iran fire at once? Was this just a probe?
I believe it was Will Schryver who said that from his viewing of the online videos multiple defensive missiles were used for each strike. That has been the case with regard to the Houthi attacks, so it makes sense. Iran has no lack of drones and missiles--much of their defense buildup has focused on that, while their conventional ground forces are relatively weak. They rely on their geography to thwart actual invasions. OTOH, manufacture of our AD missiles is not only expensive but also time consuming. Which is why Ukraine is pretty much out of them.
Thanks Mark. Someone within the defense establishment has the plans to build the capacity for wartime mass production of defensive missiles (and other weapons) and the barriers to building that capacity. To be a fly on the wall at one of those meetings. The recent write ups about torpedo production were shocking. The Navy did not even maintain the capacity for a slow build for heavy torpedoes and is having to jump through a lot of hoops to get production going. I believe this was discussed here but apologize if that is not correct. It sounded like they had stopped building them just after the end of the Cold War which means that all deployed heavy torpedoes could be 30 plus years old.
Macgregor suggests why he's speaking in generalities--to counter the prevailing narratives that most Americans are hearing with at least some pushback. I, too, look forward to more detailed info.
This @FactsVsZios
Replying to @SenTomCotton
Tom Cotton was bought by Israel for $4.5 million [from AIPAC]. In a serious country this traitor would be tried and jailed, not elected to the senate!
Will Schryver @imetatronink
It was a waste of money, if you ask me. Cotton would still be #BatshitCrazy for free.
Attack of the Chicken-Hawks: Macron, Cameron, Netanyahu, Biden
https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/attack-of-the-chicken-hawks/
We'll have to wait for more specific details about what, if any, damage was done. However, it's already pretty clear that some missiles got through. And this was only a small portion of what Iran can really achieve.
WSJ is reporting that Iran provided 18 hr. heads up. Still some got through, with perhaps unprecedented defense put in place--Israel, US, UK, even France.
How many defensive missiles were fired and how long will it take them to be replaced? It seems that we are draining our stocks without mobilizing for war. We are in little by little. And yet no one discusses urgent rearmament or restructuring the economy around manufacturing. How many of the various weapons can Iran fire at once? Was this just a probe?
I believe it was Will Schryver who said that from his viewing of the online videos multiple defensive missiles were used for each strike. That has been the case with regard to the Houthi attacks, so it makes sense. Iran has no lack of drones and missiles--much of their defense buildup has focused on that, while their conventional ground forces are relatively weak. They rely on their geography to thwart actual invasions. OTOH, manufacture of our AD missiles is not only expensive but also time consuming. Which is why Ukraine is pretty much out of them.
Per Iran:
Estimated military cost of last night's operations based on the figures published in the media:
110 ballistic missiles: 30-50 million dollars
45 cruise missiles: 4-7 million dollars
170 Shahed-136: 4-5 million dollars
Total: 62-38 million dollars
The collective West spent 1.1 billion dollars defending Israel
Thanks Mark. Someone within the defense establishment has the plans to build the capacity for wartime mass production of defensive missiles (and other weapons) and the barriers to building that capacity. To be a fly on the wall at one of those meetings. The recent write ups about torpedo production were shocking. The Navy did not even maintain the capacity for a slow build for heavy torpedoes and is having to jump through a lot of hoops to get production going. I believe this was discussed here but apologize if that is not correct. It sounded like they had stopped building them just after the end of the Cold War which means that all deployed heavy torpedoes could be 30 plus years old.
Nobody's missing that here. :-)
Macgregor suggests why he's speaking in generalities--to counter the prevailing narratives that most Americans are hearing with at least some pushback. I, too, look forward to more detailed info.