US Strike Exposes Weakness of Russian Anti-Missile System

Russia's S-400 defense system is advertised as having a range of up to 250 miles, but experts are questioning these claims after strike on Syria airbase

U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter conducts strike operations against Syria while in the Mediterranean Sea. Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy

A recent U.S. missile strike on a Syrian airbase might have exposed a crucial weakness in Russia’s state-of-the-art S-400 defense system, according to experts.

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