The writer is an MPhil Scholar in International Relations, specializing in global defence and security, University of the Punjab, Lahore
Iran hit Prince Sultan Air Base with missiles and drones, destroying a US E-3G AWACS. With no replacement capacity and low readiness, the loss highlights critical single points of failure in US airpower.
Operation Midnight Hammer delivered GBU-57s against Fordow, setting Iran’s program back but not eliminating it. The article argues conventional precision can’t replace tactical nukes for deeper, harder targets.
