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riversedge

(82,546 posts)
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 02:45 PM 5 hrs ago

🚨BREAKING: Iranian Ballistic Missiles Impact US Targets In Bahrain The strike came with no prior warning.

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🚨BREAKING: Iranian Ballistic Missiles Impact US Targets In Bahrain

The strike came with no prior warning.

US air defences appear to be severely depleted across the Gulf, the ceasefire did not help.

12:20 PM · Jul 14, 2026


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🚨BREAKING: Iranian Ballistic Missiles Impact US Targets In Bahrain The strike came with no prior warning. (Original Post) riversedge 5 hrs ago OP
I believe they provided just as much notice as they have been receiving. Scalded Nun 5 hrs ago #1
How can a ballistic missile strike without warning? mahatmakanejeeves 5 hrs ago #2
"Where is our money going?" BlueWavePsych 5 hrs ago #3
Perfect for November 2026 AND 2028!! bluestarone 3 hrs ago #11
They're provoking us in to using up our munitions SpankMe 4 hrs ago #4
Taiwan invasion is what Mitch McConnell's wife was making sure wouldn't be blocked WorseDayEver 4 hrs ago #6
Trump never warned them on Feb 28th, 2026 WorseDayEver 4 hrs ago #5
Wait! . . . Scubamatt 3 hrs ago #7
I was briefly stationed in Bahrain. Shipwack 3 hrs ago #8
Here we go. yardwork 3 hrs ago #9
2026 is the year of Mr Trump's Weekly Spanking by Iran Torchlight 3 hrs ago #10

mahatmakanejeeves

(71,891 posts)
2. How can a ballistic missile strike without warning?
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 03:19 PM
5 hrs ago
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department!" say Wernher von Braun.

Maybe so, but haven't we filled the airspace over Iran with AWACS planes there precisely to be on the lookout for exactly such things?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_early_warning_and_control

I know one of them was destroyed about two months ago, but it could not have been the only one over there.

Where is our money going?

SpankMe

(3,838 posts)
4. They're provoking us in to using up our munitions
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 03:53 PM
4 hrs ago

Legitimate sources are indicating the US has used up around 1/3rd of our Tomahawk cruise missiles, half of our Patriot, THAAD and PrSM missiles and near depletion of the smaller missile systems fired from naval ships. It'll take 3-10 years to get that back capacity. In the meanwhile, we're down enough that it won't be possible to counter a Taiwan invasion or properly address an attack from N. Korea or Russia.

Adversaries are waching, rubbing their hands together, doing math, and waiting for the right time. With conventional munitions this depleted, the Orange Asshole ® and his advisers may chose nukes out of desperation.

Pay attention to the doomsday clock: https://thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock/. It's never been closer to midnight.

Scubamatt

(361 posts)
7. Wait! . . .
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 04:44 PM
3 hrs ago

Are we at peace or war today? Which day of the week is it. Is Iran or greatest friend or our worst enemy? Is Donny winning the Nobel Peace Prize today by ending his 189th war, or is he showing the world that they have to respect us today? And does Jake Tapper really think that this is less of a threat to he World than Joe stuttering a bit? I can't keep track.

Shipwack

(3,147 posts)
8. I was briefly stationed in Bahrain.
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 04:50 PM
3 hrs ago

I remember reassuring my mother that yes, I was in the Middle East, but Bahrain was a completely safe country to be in.

Torchlight

(7,441 posts)
10. 2026 is the year of Mr Trump's Weekly Spanking by Iran
Tue Jul 14, 2026, 04:51 PM
3 hrs ago

Every passing day, he advertises our nation as more incompetent, weaker and flailing than the day before. His Very Common Sort of Stupid has a 30% contagion rate apparently.

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