I found this Der Spiegel article of interest. I think the link should work but it is in German. Some of the strategists amongst us (looking at David W and Michael Karadjis who months ago pointed out that the Iranians were *not* expending fire-power to help neighbouring states against Israel’s depredations) might find it of use: https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/usa-versus-iran-mangel-an-raketenabwehr-amerikas-offene-flanke-a-f02440a0-7aa5-4fc5-9bf4-dfa2b026565c?sara_ref=re-xx-cp-sh
A short excerpt via G-translate : "The price of an Israeli Arrow-3 interceptor missile is around three million euros. An American SM-3, which has already been used against the Houthis and in the Twelve-Day War, costs as much as 24 million euros, depending on the variant. This likely puts them well above the unit price of an Iranian ballistic missile, which is estimated to cost around one million euros per missile, depending on the model. Not only the Twelve-Day War, but also the American air and sea operations against the Houthis in Yemen reduced their arsenals. During their mission in Yemen, the Americans apparently fired around 200 SM-2 and SM-6 missiles, which, like the THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense), are among the most advanced systems in Washington's arsenal. They can intercept even the most modern ballistic missiles. The Pentagon procures only about 100 SM-6s annually. The situation is even worse with THAAD. Apparently, around 20 percent of the total missile arsenal of this relatively new system was used up during the Twelve-Day War." "There are apparently still reservations within the Pentagon regarding a potential attack on Iran. The Washington Post recently reported that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, expressed concerns to President Trump. Caine is apparently currently critical of a possible operation against Iran – and likely cited the lack of anti-aircraft missiles as one of his reasons." H -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#40859): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/40859 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118012684/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
