War on Iran: Cost of weapons and shift in the nature of warfare | This is America

This episode of This is America explores how the war on Iran is exposing a fundamental shift in the nature of modern warfare. On paper, the United States holds overwhelming military superiority in budget, technology and global reach – but this conflict is being decided by cost, sustainability and endurance, not raw firepower alone. Iran is relying on low-cost, mass-produced drones and missiles to force the US to respond with highly advanced and extremely expensive air defence systems, turning every interception into an economic loss that can be tens of times the price of the weapon it stops. We examine how this dynamic is transforming the battlefield into a war of economic pressure as much as military force, and ask whether the key question is no longer who is stronger, but who can afford to keep fighting longer. Abbas Dahouk, former Senior Military Advisor for Middle East affairs at the US Department of State, and Kenneth Katzman, former Senior Analyst on Iran at the US Congressional Research Service, join Al Jazeera’s live coverage to break down what this means for the future of US–Israel war on Iran and global security. Subscribe to our channel: bit.ly
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