Ukraine pulled off a drone attack on the Russian Air Force, using drones sneaked into Russia and remotely launched from trucks parked near the several air bases attacked. I hope people in DC are paying attention.
It is easy to admire the "proof of concept" cleverness and coordination Ukraine demonstrated with this attack, and the Russians deserved what they got. Once you get past the novelty, if you're like me your next thought is something like "This makes defense soooo much harder for an open society like ours."
A Imagine a sneak attack on the US using container ship freight containers carefully timed to arrive simultaneously in the various ports on our three coasts. They pop open on cue, and swarms of drones target key objectives within say 100 miles of each port.
Is there any practical way to prevent this from happening? Trump's Golden Dome won't do the job. Maybe 100% inspection off-shore or en route?
Someone in China is drawing up such plans as you read this, count on it. If Ukraine can coordinate this activity, China can. Iran might try it too.
