TODAY'S JOLT IS SPONSORED BY | | | This is Noah Rothman filling in for Jim Geraghty. On the menu today: terrorism, and the growing threat to the United States and its allies. But we're not just talking about low-tech terrorism defined by improvised explosive devices, hijacked commercial vehicles, and indiscriminate acts of violence against civilian targets. Today, America's armed forces are facing a far more symmetrical threat from non-state actors. The Changing Terrorist Threat "The Houthis are the first entity in the history of the world to use anti-ship ballistic missiles ever," Navy vice admiral Brad Cooper recently told CBS's 60 Minutes. He added that it would convey a "false sense" of superiority to describe the Yemen-based militia group as "ragtag." "Ten years of being supplied by the Iranians very sophisticated, advanced weapons," he added, has produced a well-armed and adept force firing powerful ordnance at both commercial vessels and U.S. Navy ships. In recent days, U.S. armed forces positioned around the Gulf of Aden destroyed ... |
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