Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday.
The tanker, identified as the Central Park, had been carrying a cargo of phosphoric acid when its crew called for help that “they were under attack from an unknown entity,” the US Central Command said in a statement.
The USS Mason, a guided-missile destroyer, and allied ships from a counter-piracy task force that operates in the Gulf of Aden and off the coast of Somalia responded to the call for help and “demanded release of the vessel” upon arrival, Central Command said.
“Subsequently, five armed individuals debarked the ship and attempted to flee via their small boat,” said the statement posted on social media platform X.
Yes… yes you did lead, your sensationalizing of the headline border on propaganda due to the bias you’ve presented….
If they didn’t clarify ballistic, people would assume it was a much more sophisticated cruise missile. Sensationalism another way.
Since the average person lacks critical thinking (like you here again) they would put ballistic missile to remove sensationalism and propaganda that can be built by bad actors (you again here), since now someone doesn’t need to do extra research or further reading to find, no they are safe since they aren’t intercontinental or smart cruise missiles.
Thank god they told us they were dumb missiles.
You don’t see the problem with saying I’m sensationalizing something by pointing out sensationalism? Doesn’t make much sense does it?
No they would assume it’s a missile, why do you assume it would mean cruise missile they’re not even the most common missile type direct fire guided are.
Ballistic adds a reason to click, “wait houthis have ballistic missiles?” so they click and read. You still need to do extra research if you don’t know what a ballistic missile is, it’s never actually mentioned.
Intermediate range missile is more accurate and less sensational.
Projectile is very cromulent non-sensationalizing term, let’s use that. Oh wait, they were relaying communication and it would be unethical for them to relay different information.
Lots of avenues we could also go down, just give it up.
If you want to be tedious an arrow is technically a ballistic missile by some definitions, do you think they shot an arrow at a destroyer?
Which is why it’s important to say ballistic missile! Thank you!