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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 41 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean what are they gonna do, move the data center out of strike range?

[–] OwOarchist@pawb.social -2 points 1 week ago (5 children)

They could position missile/drone interceptors in preparation.

[–] ski11erboi@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Those don't seem to be working as well as Israel and the US hoped.

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe the goal is to waste interceptors on a shitty data center thats going to get blown up anyway because the interceptors dont work

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 16 points 1 week ago

Iran has already demonstrated that the US has pretty much zero ability to intercept their missiles. An interview with an expert on the subject if you're interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1cp0dYTDc

[–] gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 week ago

you clearly have not been up to date with this war, because they weren't able to intercept shit, besides, do you think they're going to move air defense away from nazisrael to protect data centers? or desalinization plants? or oil rigs? you can barely protect 1 of these targets, let alone all at the same time...

[–] Lenins_Dumbbell@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The interceptors aren't working against the hypersonic missiles. Besides, the goal isn't annihilation, it's deterrence. Threatening the data centers creates domestic pressure on the government. Trump cares about the market more than anything else. Blowing up the AI bubble will be catastrophic

[–] iByteABit@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 week ago

I love how the "theocratic regime" is proving that they have a much better understanding of the material forces keeping the empire together, than most people in the empire itself

[–] StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Which would leave other targets open to attack since we don't have enough counter drone stuff to defend everything. We're playing chess here not checkers.