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LeftInTX

(32,761 posts)
4. US Source:
Mon Apr 15, 2024, 12:57 AM
Apr 2024

As Iran launched its much-anticipated attack on Israel on Saturday, the night sky was filled with deadly threats. More than 100 ballistic missiles were fired, senior U.S. officials said, complemented by about 30 cruise missiles and more than 150 explosive drones.

Israel’s vaunted missile defense systems ramped up to engage the munitions as they were launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. But they were flanked by U.S. and British fighter jets, a Patriot missile defense system manned by U.S. troops in Iraq and U.S. destroyers off the coast of Israel, each ready to assist.


But the attack still imposed new challenges on Israel, Bendett suggested. To achieve a 99 percent interception rate required defenses that are probably “much costlier than the total number of threats arrayed against Israel,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/04/14/iran-attack-israel-us-military/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzEzMDY3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE0NDQ5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTMwNjcyMDAsImp0aSI6IjI5Y2QwMTBhLTZhNDEtNDg5YS04M2I2LTc0NjcwY2Y2YmM5YiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI0LzA0LzE0L2lyYW4tYXR0YWNrLWlzcmFlbC11cy1taWxpdGFyeS8ifQ.fjf2dn5w6txWB20QtlTWVcrLiCd2S239Ez0PUrIh3ew

Totally believe it. I used to watch the Hamas rocket alerts. Those intercept systems take out just about everything....
People ask , "Is Hamas still attacking Israel?" Yep, they're still sending rockets. The rockets are all intercepted.




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no trouble at all. Groundhawg Apr 2024 #1
Why is that hard to believe? madaboutharry Apr 2024 #2
TY!.. Here's a short vid I just saw.. Amazing Technolgy! Cha Apr 2024 #5
Great video! Can you explain what it shows? rgbecker Apr 2024 #19
Missiles are blown up by other missiles. When they're blown up they explode in the air. Debri falls to the ground LeftInTX Apr 2024 #23
Saudi Arabia is concermed about Iran's attempts to control the region. wnylib Apr 2024 #25
The Soviet Union and Nazi Germany were allies until comradebillyboy Apr 2024 #29
Yes, the Nazis and Soviets made a pact before wnylib Apr 2024 #32
Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel - I'll Meet You in Poland Baby (one of the best antiwar songs ever) Celerity Apr 2024 #33
Thank you so much, wnylib! Cha Apr 2024 #34
The best source in my book is going to be our current US Administration. nt BootinUp Apr 2024 #3
US Source: LeftInTX Apr 2024 #4
Iran measures its response so as not to further expand the war. brush Apr 2024 #6
Iran measured its response because they feared wnylib Apr 2024 #31
Who said anything about it being noble? They telegraphed it was coming because they don't... brush Apr 2024 #41
I agree. It's not complicated. Iran had no concern about being proportional or wnylib Apr 2024 #45
Simply put, war from afar with proxies is fine. Too close, no. brush Apr 2024 #48
Breaking News: Israel is a small democracy. Everything is verifiable. question everything Apr 2024 #7
I'm not. H2O Man Apr 2024 #8
So are you thinking this is just a big, giant conspiracy? Kennah Apr 2024 #9
Well, ya know, ya can't trust (((them))) Happy Hoosier Apr 2024 #18
We probably need to lock "them" up Kennah Apr 2024 #21
Israel, US, UK, and Jordan intercepted most of them Kennah Apr 2024 #10
People denied 10/7 and Hamas committing mass rapes, so I'm not surprised we've got people denying this too. Lancero Apr 2024 #11
What are the people who are denying 350 drones and missiles saying? And who are they? rgbecker Apr 2024 #12
Ask OP? They consider the reports of missiles to be unverifyable. Oh wait... Lancero Apr 2024 #17
And people claudette Apr 2024 #27
Israel has offered ceasefires, time and time again, to the Gazan government. Not exactly the actions of a nation... Lancero Apr 2024 #35
Yet claudette Apr 2024 #36
Yes, the Gazan government is still willing to waste lives on a war they have no hope of winning. Lancero Apr 2024 #38
It is claudette Apr 2024 #39
By inaction, by refusing to surrender, yagotme Apr 2024 #43
I'm done claudette Apr 2024 #49
THIS malaise Apr 2024 #44
By people, do you mean the US Secretary of Defense? I wonder if he know more about it then you.. EX500rider Apr 2024 #42
CT isn't the flex people think it is. BannonsLiver Apr 2024 #13
Why start out not believing the reports? brooklynite Apr 2024 #14
I'm guessing it is possible and, in this case, I have to take the reports at face value. rgbecker Apr 2024 #15
Yes. Interception is amazing. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #20
Anti-missile systems effectively stop a missile attack sarisataka Apr 2024 #16
Lizard people and Q are real though, right? Kennah Apr 2024 #22
No worries. JFK is alive and will be running to settle up TheKentuckian Apr 2024 #24
I knew it! H2O Man Apr 2024 #28
Only every time I turn on a TV liberal N proud Apr 2024 #26
What is it that you have trouble believing? sarisataka Apr 2024 #30
The US has confirmed it and I don't believe the Biden administration is lying. Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #37
No trouble at all mcar Apr 2024 #40
How many missiles, intercepts, and kills is plausible? Torchlight Apr 2024 #46
No Ace Rothstein Apr 2024 #47
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