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fujiyamasan

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1. Iran's strategy is likely to simply overwhelm interceptors

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 11:23 PM

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These systems (like golden dome and David’s sling are incredibly expensive) and even for those without such a system, interceptors cost somewhere around 10 times the cost of the cheap Shahed drones Iran is launching (each around $20k). The Russians have similarly wreaked havoc on Ukraine with those drones.

It’s asymmetric warfare. They’ll fight this as a war of attrition until other middle eastern countries close to the US are sick of being constantly pummeled.

Everyone is Ukrainian now.

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Iran's strategy is likely to simply overwhelm interceptors fujiyamasan Tuesday #1

Air Doctrine says you control the air you control the battlefield. LogDog75 Yesterday #2

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