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BenLeMan@lemmy.world 5 days agoWith all due respect to your desire for discretion, you’re going to at least have to make an argument rather than an unfounded claim here. Why will an attack with ICBMs be unsuccessful?
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Triasha@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Yeah, Israel was able to launch a shit ton of Missiles into Iran, and some of the Iranian Missiles hit Israel, even through the Iron dome, the tightest missile defense system in the world.
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 4 days ago
BenLeMan@lemmy.world 4 days ago
(X) Doubt.
Sure, missiles coming in from Iran were probably considered “friendly” by Israel…👍
Yes, the good system will magically discern which of the missiles are nuclear tipped when the time comes.
Also, it won’t be missiles raining down once the shit hits the fan. It will be MIRVs. Good luck catching all of those with the secret, ultra capable ABM system that has been deployed to all likely target locations! If you’re willing to spend the money, a combination of THAAD, Patriot, and perhaps an Arleigh Burke or two parked off the coast might be able to catch a good number of warheads headed for e.g. NYC or DC but you cannot possibly cover every place in the country all at once.
JustAnotherKay@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Not by Israel, by the system in place for nuclear warheads.
The system doesn’t have to, the people do. And they’re quite good at it.
You are absolutely right that resources would have to be moved around. This system, however, is not owned or controlled by a single country. How those resources would get moved around would be way above my pay grade