A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks
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“That quickly becomes a problem because the most benefit ... is in their favor," one expert said.
  • TheLastHero [none/use name]OPEnglish
    2•10 months ago

    Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Asymmetric Warfare:

    They will never produce a “cheap” weapon, for it is institutionally impossible for the American MIC to stop grifting. Just how many active fronts can the empire afford?

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]English
      2•10 months ago

      I have a book called “Low Intensity Warfare” and the whole thing can be summed up as “There’s no way to win an asymmetric conflict as the imperial power unless you genocide the entire population”.