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To: marcusmaximus

Meanwhile, I’m seeing images and texts about Iranian birds still flying on Twitter.

Time will tell.


6 posted on 06/14/2025 8:16:16 AM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007 (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Did you read the post? Israel’s claim is that they knocked out air defenses in WESTERN Iran as far as Teheran. Basically, that means that they can fly as far as Teheran without worrying about ground fire.

They had previously attacked the S-300 (”Russian Patriot”) guarding a key nuclear site, now they have a path to Teheran.

During Gulf War I, General Horner showed bar graphs of the number of radar pulses being emitted by Iraq, day by day, until the number was essentially zero.

Suppression of air defenses is the first priority in an air war, but the Israelis had other tasks. First they had a unique opportunity to behead the leadership and kill key technical personnel, before they were alerted to the danger. Second, they diverted resources to suppress ballistic missile barrages. The Iranians were in a use or lose situation with the missiles, the Israelis were trying to snuff them out before they launched.

Now, the Israelis can spend a few days attacking the surviving air defense assets, and mop up the entire nuclear infrastructure.


25 posted on 06/14/2025 9:12:49 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Nullius in verba)
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