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Military Analysis: Operation Epic Fury / Roaring Lion

See full analysis in agent output. Key findings summarized in _ASSESSMENT.md

Key Findings

  • US can sustain high-tempo air campaign for 2-3 weeks before munitions constraints force prioritization
  • Iran's missile arsenal depleting at unsustainable rate for intensive ops (2-4 weeks), but sporadic launches from mobile launchers can continue indefinitely
  • Cost asymmetry favors Iran: $100K-500K per missile vs $3-28M per interceptor
  • Air power alone has NEVER achieved regime change — zero historical cases
  • Israel's tanker dependency on US KC-46/KC-135 is its Achilles' heel for Iran strikes
  • Israel managing 5 simultaneous fronts (Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, Golan, West Bank) with 150,000 reserves mobilized
  • Arrow interceptor inventory (~450 with 35% drawdown) could face exhaustion within weeks under sustained fire
  • Strait of Hormuz effectively closed via insurance withdrawal — Iran's most potent asymmetric weapon
  • Ground invasion would require 300,000-500,000 troops for initial operations; not ordered, not planned
  • Gap between stated objectives (regime change) and available means (air only) is the central strategic contradiction

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