Gadi Taub & Mike Doran, Israel Update April 17, 2024
Though Iran’s attack was almost wholly intercepted, by the combined Israeli-American efforts, this was not victory over Iran. Mike explains why a defensive strategy can never defeat an offensive dominant one. Then there is also the high cost of the defense systems relative to cheapness and quantity of Iran’s drones and missiles. Iran has also collected a great deal of intelligence about the systems it is facing. But above all it successfully changed the rules of the game. It now remains to be seen how Israel will respond.
I think that these authors are much more realistic about the situation Israel faces.