Originally Posted by
Heathrow Harry
"while another went ballistic"
isn't that the point of the damn things.....................
No. Harry, it isn't. The missiles being fired at Saudi, that Patriot is trying to knock down, are ballistic missiles. The Patriot is a
guided missile, designed to intercept ballistic missiles (if it's a PAC 3). Going ballistic is a malfunction if the real shooting war is going on.
@gladrag
That's why you don't just shoot one missile when you are intercepting a ballistic missile that is inbound. Are you disputing the seven interceptions? (Given that the spokesman was Saudi, I'd not be surprised at any cynicism regarding the source ...)
Originally Posted by @polax52
Saudi Arabia is not expansionist
Oh, we have a naïve one, have we? Their efforts at spreading their influence and the spread of Islam is no secret. Follow the money.
Insofar as their not pursuing territorial expansion, yeah, you are technically correct.