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Tag: missile strike

Posted inIran, Middle East, Syria, United States, World

The pros and cons of pre-notified missile strikes

by Taehwa Hong February 5, 2020February 18, 2020

What constitutes a successful military operation? A usual criterion would be statistics on the scale of casualties and destruction, or the significance of the target. In that regard, the Iranian response to the killing of General Qasem Soleimani is a puzzling case. On January 3, a US drone strike killed Soleimani, the head of the […]

Posted inIran, Iraq, Middle East, United States, World

US, Iran still at risk of a disastrous collision

by Prabir Purkayastha February 5, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

The ‘scourge’ of chemical weapons: Newspeak in the modern era

by David Simmons July 10, 2018
Posted inIsrael, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Missiles ‘will be coming,’ says Trump, but can Russia shoot them down?

by Asia Times staff April 11, 2018February 18, 2020

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