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23. Recall how difficult it was to find Hussein's SCUD launchers

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 06:56 PM

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Even with total air superiority?

Drones will make reconnaissance easier but it is possible to conceal launchers until very shortly before firing. Also their is the question of will this administration allow the military to assign appropriate assets to implement an appropriate strategy?

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