A $2,000 drone versus a $3 million missile: Why the balance of power no longer holds

The Houthi attacks have cost global trade $200 billion; cargo traffic through the strait has fallen by two-thirds; and the U.S. has spent more than a billion on the operation—compared to the enemy’s expenses, which are a fraction of that amount. We’ll examine what happens when the cost of destruction drops to a few thousand dollars, why traditional deterrence tools have ceased to work, and which management scenario remains mathematically consistent.