The United States’ tactical successes in its war with Iran—notably, the destruction of a portion of Iran’s missile arsenal and the interception of the vast majority of incoming missiles and drones—have prompted a reevaluation of missile and drone threats in other theaters. Carter Malkasian, a professor at the National War College, argued in Foreign Affairs that these successes may give pause to other U.S. adversaries, including China, which might have hoped to use long-range precision strikes