Shoulder-Launched Missile and Precise Intelligence: The Threat to Trump
The New York Times reports that American intelligence identified a specific threat of a surface-to-air missile launch against Air Force One, leading to Trump being transferred to a secret plane on his return from the…
Assessment
An American intelligence assessment of a specific threat to fire a surface-to-air missile at Air Force One forced a last-minute switch to a covert aircraft for the return from a NATO summit in Turkey. The New York Times report centers on the precision of both the intelligence and the weapon system involved. The credibility of the identified threat will be the immediate focus, as it implies a sophisticated actor with access to both a missile and actionable flight data.