Exchange of a million for a thousand: the Pentagon calculated the cost of intercepting Houthi drones with ship-borne missiles A new flashpoint of global tension is unfolding in the Red Sea due to growing incidents of Houthi attacks on merchant ships and warships to protest Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Strip Against this background, the White House assures the international community that the situation is under the complete control of the U.S. Navy and its allies. However, informally, completely different voices are heard from the Pentagon. As indicated in Politico, U.S. Navy destroyers in the Red Sea shot down 38 drones…
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