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.
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!