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The U.S. Navy is Firing Missiles in the Middle East Faster Than They Can be Replaced (nationalinterest.org)

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[–] knightly@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Hard disagree.

Anti-missile systems increase the risk of war, because they allow countries like Israel to pretend their "Iron Dome" confers an immunity to reprisals and therefore be less likely to refrain from actions that would invite them.