What the Saudi Oilfield Strike Says about Modern Deterrence and Homeland Defense
*Note: This essay was originally published on the Modern War Institute’s Commentary & Analysis site. A little over a week ago, two of Saudi Arabia’s major oil facilities, Aramco’s Abqaiq and Khurais, were hit by a series of strikes. A Houthi rebel group in Yemen (aligned with Iran) claimed responsibility for the attack. Although Iran…