Pentagon’s admission of vulnerability to Iran’s style of missile attacks

International Group Tasnim News Agency – US Department of Defense officials In a hearing in the “Strategic Forces of the Armed Forces Commission” sub-committee of the US Senate, they admitted the country’s inability to contain attacks of the style and size of Iran’s missile attack on Israel in the “Honest Promise” operation.

“Angus King”, the head of this sub-committee, asked tough questions to the officials of the US Department of Defense about the country’s defense capability to repel missile attacks in the said meeting that was held last Wednesday.

John Hale, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Missile and Space Defense, admitted in response to King’s questions that Washington does not have sufficient defense capabilities to deal with hypersonic missiles.

King said: “The reality is that we have no defense against hypersonic missiles. Is it the same or not? Mr. Hill, do we have any defenses against hypersonic missiles? You are the commander of an aircraft carrier in the Greenland Gap (an area in the North Atlantic Ocean).” He added: “If you see a hypersonic missile fired from Murmansk at a speed of 6000 “We have systems that are in their final stages, but we need more systems,” replied John Hill. you are right. Our missile defense is inadequate against hypersonic missiles… no question, we need to focus on missile defense.” America has the ability to repel missile attacks with the volume and size that Tehran attacked Israel on April 14 or not. “George Guillot”, the general of the Air Force and commander of North American aerospace defense, answered this question in the negative. Suppose what happened on April 14 happened over the Arctic Ocean, that is, 300 missiles and drones were to move from the Arctic Ocean towards Canada and North America. Can we shoot down these missiles?”

“No, boss,” Givert said. Explaining the reason why the US would not be able to stop Iran’s missiles in this hypothetical situation, the American general said: “One of the reasons for that, Mr. Raees, is that they have established forces.”

He added: “Currently, we have the necessary capabilities in our own armed forces, but they have not been deployed in the North American command area. Also, the number of tools we have in the region right now to respond to attacks will not be the same as the Iranians did.”

end of message/