All that can be assessed thus far in the absence of any Israeli retaliation at the time of writing is that both sides are very concerned about their reputations.
Because Iran has much more credible deterrent capabilities than Hezbollah or the Houthis with regard to MAD.
Hezbollah is known to have a lot of missiles, but they conspicuously didn't participate in last night's strikes.
That's either because they're saving them for a later time, a lot of them were destroyed, or their command and control is in such disarray that they can't get them launched.
As for the Houthis, they're a comparatively minor irritant to Israel and can't realistically be compared to Hezbollah or especially Iran in any serious conversation about MAD.
minor irritant? really? southern maritime operations halted, eilat shut down, that isn’t the work of Hezbolla, Iran or Hamas. i thank the Houthis for that. and again i think you’re downplaying again, or you just have little regard for the Resistance. i hope i’m wrong.
Yes, really, a minor irritant in terms of MAD, which is what my analysis focused on. I mistakenly thought you wanted my insight on Hezbollah and the Houthis' roles in this concept, not that you wanted to make some other point.
You're factually wrong if you think that the Houthis have anywhere near the missile capabilities that Hezbollah and especially Iran do For curiosity's sake, I'd be interested in reviewing whatever sources you read that convinced you of that.
Or maybe you're just sharing talking points and that's what this exchange is about? If that's the case, then carry on, but please clarify so I don't waste my time since I'm not interested in arguing, only in explaining my views on the subject of MAD.
why are you limiting your scope to Iran? Hezbollah and the Houthis are busy waging their own attacks.
Because Iran has much more credible deterrent capabilities than Hezbollah or the Houthis with regard to MAD.
Hezbollah is known to have a lot of missiles, but they conspicuously didn't participate in last night's strikes.
That's either because they're saving them for a later time, a lot of them were destroyed, or their command and control is in such disarray that they can't get them launched.
As for the Houthis, they're a comparatively minor irritant to Israel and can't realistically be compared to Hezbollah or especially Iran in any serious conversation about MAD.
minor irritant? really? southern maritime operations halted, eilat shut down, that isn’t the work of Hezbolla, Iran or Hamas. i thank the Houthis for that. and again i think you’re downplaying again, or you just have little regard for the Resistance. i hope i’m wrong.
Yes, really, a minor irritant in terms of MAD, which is what my analysis focused on. I mistakenly thought you wanted my insight on Hezbollah and the Houthis' roles in this concept, not that you wanted to make some other point.
You're factually wrong if you think that the Houthis have anywhere near the missile capabilities that Hezbollah and especially Iran do For curiosity's sake, I'd be interested in reviewing whatever sources you read that convinced you of that.
Or maybe you're just sharing talking points and that's what this exchange is about? If that's the case, then carry on, but please clarify so I don't waste my time since I'm not interested in arguing, only in explaining my views on the subject of MAD.