Iron Dome [the Israeli missile defense system] uses American technology. Today's massive failure is technical, but of what sort has not been made known, but the death toll in Israel is rising. How many like gaps in other, similar American tech affect American security?
From Mike Mihajlovic: "It appears that Hamas accumulated thousands of rockets which barrages simply saturate the Iron Dome radars so it can't process the data correctly... If they start to use drones simultaneously to sneak beneath it will be disastrous for the defenders. Iron Dome batteries are stationary, so eliminating just one or two, without a proper overlap can open the zone for future rocket launches."
Better a poor and wise youth Than an old and foolish king who will be admonished no more. Ecclesiastes 4:13
Question:
Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? Luke14:31
Answer:
A king who watches too much FOX TV, reads too many Marvel comics, pays attention to the New York Times, and watches too many Hollywood political thrillers.
The narrow strait is the most important chokepoint for the world's oil supply. Some 21 million barrels — or $1.2 billion worth of oil — pass through the strait every day.
Will a closed Strait hurt Iran? In terms of international oil sales, yes, but in terms of daily life, no. Iran pumps 3.5 million barrels of crude oil per day. The situation at this hour: