The Collapse of Saudi Arabia s Most Fortified Defense System

Explosions renewed in the Saudi capital on Saturday evening, for the third time within hours, amid an intense rise of smoke columns. So what does this mean in a city considered the most defensively fortified and housing the most important American bases?
Exclusive – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
As the sun set today, a massive black cloud loomed over the sky of Riyadh, the political and economically most important capital of the Kingdom. This was the result of targeting oil tanks near Riyadh Airport and other sites. The large cloud blocked daylight, turning Riyadh’s sky into an early night.
Although this is not the first time explosions have echoed in Riyadh during the past twelve hours, as the city had previously witnessed two waves of aerial attacks, according to what the Saudi Civil Defense confirmed, announcing the activation of sirens in Riyadh and the neighboring city of Al-Kharj twice, the most prominent aspect of this wave is that the Saudis did not see interceptor missiles being launched, nor did they hear sirens—only explosions followed by intense black smoke.
These shifts in the scene confirm only one fact: the defense system with which the Kingdom fortified its most important capital has indeed collapsed. Circulating video clips showed the Yemeni forces succeeding in the first wave of directing important strikes that included air defense and early warning systems.
The most prominent images showed the moment missiles, likely hypersonic, bypassed interceptor missiles before achieving their target with extreme precision, indicating that the first wave of Yemeni strikes targeted the disruption of Saudi Arabia’s defensive fortifications at various levels.
Saudi Arabia may have amassed over the years various defense systems to fortify Riyadh, where the most important military, financial, and political sectors are located. However, the succession of attacks, and without warning this time, indicates that