Iran's live-fire show vs. China's U.S. military power: What can we learn?
Iran's recent massive live-fire exercise on the global stage is not just a show of how powerful they are, but more importantly, it has made the world rethink the question: How can a country maintain its security in the face of a powerful enemy?
We all know that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for many years, but this conflict is not just a matter between Palestine and Israel. In fact, it involves a variety of complex relationships and interests in the entire Middle East. For example, once Israel launches an attack, Lebanon, Syria, Iran and other countries next to it will react. This kind of chain reaction is like if you punch me, I will kick you back, and everyone doesn't take advantage of it.
Normally, you might feel that developed countries like the United States and Israel, because they have the money and the technology, will definitely have the upper hand in the war. But Iran's live-fire exercise is a reminder that things are not so simple. Although Iran is economically and technologically inferior to the United States and Israel, they have used a very clever tactic: attacking with a large number of cheap weapons, so that the adversary has to spend a lot of money to intercept it. It's like if you hit someone's window with a bunch of rocks, and although they can block part of it, they also have to pay a big price.
Nowhere is the effect of this tactic more evident than in Israel. In order to intercept rockets and drones fired by Iran and Lebanon, Israel had to activate their expensive air defense systems. Although these systems are advanced and can intercept many targets, the economic cost to Israel is very large. In contrast, the cost to Iran and Lebanon is a fraction of that of Israel. It's like you buy a stone for one dollar to smash the window, and the other party buys a piece of glass for ten dollars to repair the window, the difference is obvious.
However, we must also note that this tactic of Iran is not without its drawbacks. First of all, it needs a large number of weapons to support, which puts forward high requirements for a country's military industrial capacity and material reserves. Secondly, the effectiveness of this tactic also depends on the opponent's reflexes and coping ability. If the adversary has a more advanced defense system and more efficient means of interception, then the effectiveness of this tactic will be greatly reduced.
Still, despite these limitations, Iran's live-fire exercise has taught us a lot. It teaches us that in modern warfare, while technical and economic factors are important, the use of strategy and tactics is equally crucial. Even if a country is economically and technologically inferior to its opponents, it can also win a war as long as it can find tactical and strategic means that suit it.
So, for China, what can we learn from this live-fire exercise in Iran?
First of all, we must strengthen the construction of our own military production capacity. This means that we must improve our own production capacity and technological level of weapons and equipment, and no longer rely too much on imports. In this way, in the event of a war, we will have enough weapons to respond to the enemy's attack.
Second, we must strengthen innovation in national defense science and technology. This means that we need to develop advanced weapons and equipment and defense systems with independent intellectual property rights. Only in this way will we be able to maintain an equal or leading position with our opponents in terms of technology.
Finally, we need to strengthen strategic planning and tactical training. This means that we need to improve the combat capability of the armed forces and the ability to cope with complex situations. Only in this way will we be able to flexibly respond to various situations in the war and achieve ultimate victory.
In short, this live-fire exercise in Iran has brought us a lot of inspiration. It tells us that in modern warfare, the use of strategy and tactics is equally important. We should draw lessons from Iran's exercise and strengthen our own military production capacity, national defense science and technology innovation, and strategic planning and tactical training. Only in this way will we be able to safeguard our national sovereignty and security in future international political and military struggles.