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U.S. Bases Under Threat
Pentagon must prepare for drone attacks on overseas bases after Iran's warnings.
In brief
Pentagon must prepare for drone attacks on overseas bases after Iran's warnings. The Pentagon should review base security, intelligence sharing, and physical defenses to counter drone threats from Iran and other nations. Originally reported by Seattletimes.
U.S. Bases Under Threat
The Pentagon withdrew a dozen B-1 bombers from a British air base after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reportedly ordered a drone attack.
“out of an abundance of caution”
Iranian Drone Threats
Iran has been striking U.S. military bases in the Middle East for months, causing significant damage to the Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.
“Tehran has also been striking U.S. military bases in the Middle East for months”
Ukraine's Response
Ukraine launched successful drone strikes against Russian bombers over 1,000 miles from Kyiv in June 2025.
“Ukrainians moved their drones into Russia in trucks and then launched them with spectacular results”
Global Base Network
The U.S. has roughly 750 military installations in more than 80 countries, including Ramstein Air Base in Germany.
“Ramstein Air Base in Germany, which has a commissary and exchange complex so big we used to joke you could see it from space”
Historical Lessons
The 1983 Beirut barracks bombing killed nearly 300 U.S. and French troops due to fractured host-nation security.
“The 1983 bombings of the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut”
Intelligence Sharing
The Pentagon should improve intelligence sharing with host nations to prevent future attacks like the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing.
“The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia in 1996, in which more than 19 people were killed and 400 injured”
Physical Security
The Pentagon must review base security against drones, surface, tunneling, and maritime threats to protect installations.
“The Pentagon needs to undertake a top-to-bottom review of all its bases for protection against unmanned technologies”
The one thing
The Pentagon should review base security, intelligence sharing, and physical defenses to counter drone threats from Iran and other nations.
