Iran's low-cost 358 missile destroys US assets
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The relative cost-effectiveness of low-tech weaponry against advanced systems could reshape military procurement and strategic defense planning for nations facing asymmetric threats.
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- Iran deployed its low-cost 358 missile to destroy US assets valued at millions of dollars (SCMP).
- United States lost assets worth millions of dollars, exposing vulnerability to cheap missiles (SCMP, Focus Taiwan).
- China is warned that similar low‑cost weapons could challenge its own high‑tech defenses (SCMP).
- Taiwan faces a parallel risk as cheap drones and missiles raise defense costs, reshaping regional security (NYT analysis, Focus Taiwan).
Why it matters: Iran's low-cost 358 missile knocked out US assets worth millions of dollars, degrading US surveillance and intelligence assets.
