Modern warfare is entering a new economic era.
Iran has shown how relatively low-cost drones and missiles can challenge some of the world’s most expensive defense systems. This creates a major military paradox: the attacker may spend thousands, while the defender may spend millions.
This video explains how Iran changed the economics of war, why drone warfare matters, and how modern conflicts are now shaped by money, technology, defense budgets, and global power.
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