Thursday, November 9, 2023

Are Hezbollah's Anti-Ship Missiles A Threat To The U.S. Navy?

Reuters: Hezbollah's anti-ship missiles bolster its threat to US navy 

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Powerful Russian anti-ship missiles acquired by Hezbollah give it the means to deliver on its leader's veiled threat against U.S. warships and underline the grave risks of any regional war, sources familiar with the group's arsenal say. 

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Washington last week his group had something in store for the U.S. vessels deployed to the region since war erupted last month between the Palestinian group Hamas and Israel, shaking the wider Middle East. 

Two sources in Lebanon familiar with the Iran-backed group's arsenal say he was referring to Hezbollah's greatly enhanced anti-ship missile capabilities, including the Russian-made Yakhont missile with a range of 300 km (186 miles).  

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Update: Hezbollah anti-ship missiles increase threats to US warships: Reuters (Al Mayadeen)  

WNU Editor: Apparently the video that has been making the rounds on social media that shows Hezbollah's anti-ship missiles is an old one (see video below). But the question still remains. Are Hezbollah's anti-ship missiles a threat to the US Navy? My gut says yes. 

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why are there English words on the missile?
My thoughts are they got help and parts from the west

Hans Persson said...

Dude, every company is a whore and sells to anyone just to earn those dollas. Wouldn't surprise me if those components even came from the "US".

Anonymous said...

Funny thing is no one brings this point up. Not expecting the man to touch on this but everyone is silent

Anonymous said...

I meant msm not man

Anonymous said...

The MSM is the man.

You had it right the 1st and 2nd times.

Definition: the Man

or the Man or less commonly The Man : the white people who are seen as having power in the U.S. : the white establishment
He got a job working for the Man.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20man


SOF magazine is paywalled. Love or hate the magazine, the thing I like about it was the monthly sitreps. It would report on all the 3 or 4 conflicts of every continent, every month. The MSM simply does not do that.

The spotlight/limelight style of the MSM reporting allows people to feel like they are getting news, but people are always surprised. For instance, The Houthis made gains in their eastward offensive. Most of us (including me) did not know it because the MSM was using "the suck all the oxygen out of the room with 1 or 2 stories method" of reporting.

Anonymous said...

One reason for the gains might be the 1st thing Biden did when he got into office in 2021 was stop the sale of precision guid4ed munitions to Saudi Arabian and the UAE.

I guess the creep want Saudi Arabia to use more inaccurate weapons so the collateral damage is higher?

If it is all about the dollars then why did the MIC allow Joe Biden to cut off sales?

Hans Persson said...

I kinda hope they will, not that I want any "US" service members to get hurt, but to get this over with once and for all. But with the "US" track records.. They will fail to take advantage if the situation appears and create another failed state.

Anonymous said...

If they do the neutrons will fly

Hans Persson said...

Yeah with Biden behind the wheel for sure.

Hans Persson said...

I wonder if they have installed senior locks on the trigger?

Anonymous said...

Russia supplying terrorists. Nothing to see here people