Why Lebanon’s deadliest tool still dominates, and the path to stopping it runs backward - opinion
How a thread of glass made the West's most advanced air defenses useless, and dragged it back to a war it thought it had escaped
Assessment
This analysis argues that a simple, low-tech weapon has neutralized advanced Western air defense systems, forcing a return to a style of warfare believed to be obsolete. The core tension is between technological superiority and asymmetric vulnerability. Readers should watch for whether military strategists can adapt to this demonstrated gap between high-tech defense and low-cost offense.