The targets are clear. Now it’s a matter of time,
We have planned in a way that if they commit any stupidity, the damages would be minimal,
We have always taken these threats seriously,
Our commitment to Israel's defense is ironclad,
Now we have over 25% of the country under a direct Israeli military evacuation order,
We listen to the opinions of the United States, but we will make our final decisions based on our national interest,
It was a violent night in Baalbek, we have not witnessed a similar one since
People must be able to flee safely,
And in fact, they are shielding Iran's nuclear installations and obviously its oil platforms as well from Israel, which is really striking, that it is Israel that the United States is restraining, not Iran,
They are all children, sleeping in the covers, all burned and cut up,
I appreciate what President Biden did by giving the THAAD system, a high-level missile system, to help Israel,
This attack was designed to stop what I’ve been working on and others for a year and a half,
If we look purely through the lenses of deterrence, no longer can one pin hopes on deterrence by denial only - that is, the hope that effective defences can blunt the efficacy of missile strikes,
Western (integrated air and missile defence) systems in the Indo-Pacific would have a much tougher time defeating a large Chinese missile strike, comprising hundreds or even thousands of missiles, compared to what the Iranians are capable of,
Any military force planning long-range missile strikes will need to plan around the possible effects of missile defences,