US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war • Hacker News Board

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#31

Post by sheikhnbake » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:01 PM UTC

vrganj wrote: post #22

This whole war has already been a weird suicide ritual when it comes to American soft power. I guess hard power is next. The American Empire, burnt down by its own Nero/Caligula hybrid, while the population just watches it happen...

> while the population just watches it happen...

About 1/5 of America voted for this guy after seeing the trainwreck of his first admin.

At the same time, protests response is continually growing and breaking records as economic disparities and totalitarian responses intensify.

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#32

Post by sheikhnbake » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC

KellyCriterion wrote: post #25

sheikhnbake wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Iran has been preparing for this for decades. I wouldn't be surprised if they held a hidden reserve for air defense and let the USAF 'get comfortable' before redeploying

There was a ("propaganda") video by the Iran Forces some weeks ago showing some underground facilites: If even half of it is true shown there, then they have large capacities.

Even if they don't, US war planners now have to factor the possibility of hidden AA defenses in their risk calculus moving forward. So no matter what, a win for Iran to some degree

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#33

Post by CrzyLngPwd » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC

Still, the war is very complete, pretty much, according to the most powerful man in charge of the most powerful military...practically every day since day 3.

Was there ever a plan or even a goal?

So now the US is spending more of its own vital weapons, which will leave Taiwan largely undefended on a war without goals and without end.

China must be laughing about.

Once all these US weapons have been squandered on an unwinable war with Iran, then China surely must invade Taiwan, as a better opportunity may never present itself.

* What's with the downvotes? Don't like the truth?

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#34

Post by yunnpp » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC

sheikhnbake wrote: post #11

phtrivier wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At some point someone will stop joking that Trump is a "Russian asset" and start assuming that he's paid by Xi to ensure a millenia of Chinese domination. Which would be wrong of course : he's ensuring millenia of Chinese domination, and he's getting paid for it, just not by China. 2028 is going to be... Weird. But it will be Rubio or Vance of Heghseig's problem.

'‘Comrade Nation Builder’: How China views Donald Trump’s indictments in US' http://aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/25/comrade-nation-builder-h...

TIL: Jiangou.

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#35

Post by sheikhnbake » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC

CrzyLngPwd wrote: post #33

Still, the war is very complete, pretty much, according to the most powerful man in charge of the most powerful military...practically every day since day 3. Was there ever a plan or even a goal? So now the US is spending more of its own vital weapons, which will leave Taiwan largely undefended on a war without goals and without end. China must be laughing about. Once all these US weapons have been squandered on an u…

Hardware and equipment aside, there's been an ongoing purge of personnel in the DoD (DoW) since the admin took office. The pentagon was recently described as 'like game of thrones' due to military personnel getting axed over disagreements with the admin on Iran.

This has been the case for a while now but the US military is steadily being filled with sycophants and MAGA ideologues

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#36

Post by buckle8017 » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC

djb_hackernews wrote: post #18

buckle8017 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

[flagged]

err, this is an odd response given that this assessment has been thoroughly and repeatedly debunked every time it is offered up.

[flagged]

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#37

Post by wiseowise » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC

beached_whale wrote: post #24

java-man wrote: post #2

While China is preparing for annexation of Taiwan in 2028.

There is a lesson in Ukraine and Iran being that invading a prepared country isn't easy and takes full commitment. Taiwan is most likely very prepared to defend itself.

It might be prepared, but opportunity like that doesn’t present itself very often. Both US and Russia are tied in huge wars and won’t have spare capacity to answer Chinese aggression.

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#38

Post by yunnpp » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:08 PM UTC

coffinbirth wrote: post #9

ambicapter wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That's not the point of parent comment, at all.

It is, OP is repeating anti China talking points of the Mainstream Media, pretending that China is a legitimate future military target of the US.

The fact of the matter is that OP's statement is so vague it could be interpreted any way. You are just projecting your own interpretation onto it. Without knowing anything else about what OP intended to say, one should make a good-faith read of it. I just read it as "war is escalating across the globe". To somehow assume that what he meant is that one country is bad and the other good is a childish way to understand geopolitics and bad-faith interpretation of the statement.

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#39

Post by buckle8017 » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC

dboreham wrote: post #20

buckle8017 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

[flagged]

There's a "converted military building" in Bozeman Montana. It's literally called "The Armory", a hotel now. So presumably Iranian operatives can blow it up, and any deaths/damage would be the fault of the US government for deliberately converting a military building for some other purpose?

[flagged]

Re: US deploying nearly all stealthy long-range JASSM-ER cruise missiles to Iran war

#40

Post by 3KahaR » Sat, Apr 04, 2026, 7:09 PM UTC

Before the war started, they thought they could mobilize the protesters by just whacking some top officials. That failed.

Then they thought that they could mobilize the usual proxies like the Kurds against Iran. Unfortunately, the Kurds have been used and dropped multiple times in history already. And they see what happens to a US proxy in Ukraine. So it failed.

Now Hegseth has fired the top general and replaced him with a loyalist. Probably the previous general opposed depleting all stock piles for the Führer's great vision.

Most likely: After 48 days Trump will declare "mission accomplished", retreat, leave the FUBAR situation in Hormuz to other people and prepare for the next grand excursion in a year or so. While his cronies are selling US oil and gas to the EU morons.