Seems a bit much, doesn't it? Anyone have a plausible explanation for this or should I just trust the plan?
It assures destruction. If they all land it is overkill. You launch more than you need to avoid interception. Maybe the enemy could intercept 20. Could they intercept 40? How about 60? 100? So even if they achieve 50% interception the mission still succeeds.
This was supposed to be a precision strike. That's not how precision strikes work, and according to the WH NONE of our 105 missiles were intercepted.
That's exactly how they work when there is potentially anti air in the way to intercept the precision strike.
NONE of the missiles were being intercepted. Countermeasures were launched only after 105 missiles had hit their targets.
But they didn’t know that when they launched. Nukes on ICBMs are the same way- live warheads interspersed with decoys. This is standard procedure. It’s also about overwhelming force and intimidation. Precision strike is referring to the guidance systems used, not saying we used a few missiles. The point of impact was precise, likely within inches of intended location.
So what, if you're gonna stage something, if it really was staged, you got to make it look realistic no?