ABC News: Iran's Attack Blindfolded the US in the Middle East
The report cited satellite image analysis, stating that Iran's strike has resulted in at least 10 U.S. air defense/anti-missile radar stations in the region being destroyed or severely damaged. This includes the expensive AN/TPY-2 anti-missile early warning radar.
The targets of Iran's strike were very critical. The core of the U.S. missile defense system in the Middle East is radar. Once the radar is destroyed, systems like Patriot and THAAD are "blind," unable to detect or intercept incoming Iranian missiles.
The AN/TPY-2 is a high-end system, the core radar of the THAAD system. Its destruction equals a large hole torn in the U.S. missile defense shield in the Middle East.
This is an "system warfare" by Iran.
It's not random bombing, but directly targeting the U.S. perception and command chain:
→ First disable the radar → Then break the missile defense → Then conduct strikes more freely.
Iran has the capability to penetrate and paralyze the U.S. air defense and missile defense system in the Middle East. The U.S. no longer has an "absolute safe" deployment environment. U.S. bases in the Middle East are less secure, and it will be much more difficult to intercept Iranian missiles.
This round of Iran's attack directly disabled the "eyes" of the U.S. missile defense in the Middle East, which is a tactical precision and a strategic danger escalation.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1860053807954012/
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