Iran has already demonstrated that the US has pretty much zero ability to intercept their missiles. An interview with an expert on the subject if you’re interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1cp0dYTDc
The interceptors aren’t working against the hypersonic missiles. Besides, the goal isn’t annihilation, it’s deterrence. Threatening the data centers creates domestic pressure on the government. Trump cares about the market more than anything else. Blowing up the AI bubble will be catastrophic
I love how the “theocratic regime” is proving that they have a much better understanding of the material forces keeping the empire together, than most people in the empire itself
you clearly have not been up to date with this war, because they weren’t able to intercept shit, besides, do you think they’re going to move air defense away from nazisrael to protect data centers? or desalinization plants? or oil rigs? you can barely protect 1 of these targets, let alone all at the same time…
Which would leave other targets open to attack since we don’t have enough counter drone stuff to defend everything. We’re playing chess here not checkers.
Iran has frequently announced targets and given warnings to evacuate. It’s been surreal that they’ve continued to sound like the adults after years of being told how evil they are. The US is indiscriminately bombing everything, while Iran seems to be playing the long game of building an international case for reparations and prosecution.
On the other hand, if my workplace was on a list of announced missile targets, I’d stay away.
Assuming that there’s no real chance of their enemy setting up a defense in time:
It reduces probability of civilian causalities (improves their international image, reduces incentives for affected people to join the fight against them)
If there is some failure in the attack and the center isn’t disabled, they still reduced productivity. I’d say indefinitely
Tactic could theoretically be used to threaten or feint. For example, publicly list five target but only bother bombing three, and you get the benefits of scaring away people at the other two without spending weapons. This could also be used to manipulate enemy logistics, like moving their defenses or response teams to one place and then attacking another.
That’s cause they don’t actually want to strike them. They will if they have to, but their goal is to prevent the US from hitting their civilian infrastructure by telling them what they’ll hit in retaliation.
And the data centers are only step 1.
Iran could kill the Gulf States entirely by hitting the desalination plants.
Seems a poor strategy to announce your targets before you strike them…
I mean what are they gonna do, move the data center out of strike range?
They could position missile/drone interceptors in preparation.
Those don’t seem to be working as well as Israel and the US hoped.
Maybe the goal is to waste interceptors on a shitty data center thats going to get blown up anyway because the interceptors dont work
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Iran has already demonstrated that the US has pretty much zero ability to intercept their missiles. An interview with an expert on the subject if you’re interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1cp0dYTDc
The interceptors aren’t working against the hypersonic missiles. Besides, the goal isn’t annihilation, it’s deterrence. Threatening the data centers creates domestic pressure on the government. Trump cares about the market more than anything else. Blowing up the AI bubble will be catastrophic
I love how the “theocratic regime” is proving that they have a much better understanding of the material forces keeping the empire together, than most people in the empire itself
you clearly have not been up to date with this war, because they weren’t able to intercept shit, besides, do you think they’re going to move air defense away from nazisrael to protect data centers? or desalinization plants? or oil rigs? you can barely protect 1 of these targets, let alone all at the same time…
Which would leave other targets open to attack since we don’t have enough counter drone stuff to defend everything. We’re playing chess here not checkers.
Iran has frequently announced targets and given warnings to evacuate. It’s been surreal that they’ve continued to sound like the adults after years of being told how evil they are. The US is indiscriminately bombing everything, while Iran seems to be playing the long game of building an international case for reparations and prosecution.
On the other hand, if my workplace was on a list of announced missile targets, I’d stay away.
Assuming that there’s no real chance of their enemy setting up a defense in time:
Unlike a certain “country” nearby that does so without warning, and then a second time to take out the rescue groups trying to save children as well
That’s cause they don’t actually want to strike them. They will if they have to, but their goal is to prevent the US from hitting their civilian infrastructure by telling them what they’ll hit in retaliation.
And the data centers are only step 1.
Iran could kill the Gulf States entirely by hitting the desalination plants.
Well you don’t want civilians there.
It isn’t when you have complete tactical superiority and you want to intimidate your opppnents