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This seems a losing battle in a real war with a capable enemy. The attacker has to be right only once and can try multiple times whereas the defender has to be right every time.



After the first try the attacker has to defend from multiple attacks too.


I should have been more specific that my comment was about defending a super expensive asset like an aircraft carrier. I am pretty sure it’s cheaper to destroy an aircraft carrier vs building it. It also takes very long time to replace one. In world war 2 it showed that cheaper mass produced weapons usually were superior to expensive super high tech weapons in the long run.


The complication is that the defender nukes you when he loses.




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