Missile/Drone Intercept by U.S. Navy Destroyer in Red Sea Shows Why We Need a Bigger Navy

The USS Carney, a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer in the northern Red Sea, on Thursday shot down multiple missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen that the Pentagon said were potentially headed toward targets in Israel.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/us-navy-destroyer-red-sea-185700181.html

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How long before state sponsored terrorists launch missiles or drones directly at the United States by concealing them on ships, possibly even hijacking ships on the high seas and using them as platforms to launch such attacks?

It's clear that a bigger navy is needed to intercept such attacks anywhere near our coastlines as well as to be continuously on station near hostile nations, such as Iran and North Korea.

We also need our national missile defense system to encompass protecting our southern border should terrorists smuggle such weapon platforms into Mexico.

After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Bush administration reached out to Hollywood screen writers to envision scenarios in which terrorist attacks might occur against the United States because of the alleged lack of imagination in our national security aparatus. 🤔

Let's not wait for another terrorist attack on our soil before we engage in prepardedness to help thwart such attacks.

We need a trillion dollar national defense budget... NOW!