— 🇮🇷/🇮🇱 Part of the footage of Iranian ballistic missiles launched toward Israel, October 1, 2024

This illustrates the relative advantage that an Iranian 'preemptive strike' doctrine would have. Missiles are launched in dozens, not in pairs of two or three as we see nowadays.

The element of surprise remains crucial in war, and Iran's primary military power (missiles) benefits greatly from the effect of surprise.