The Militarization of the Depth and the Erosion of the Deterrence System A Reading of the Saudi Security Predicament

The field developments continue to reshape the concepts of national security, shedding light on a geographic reality in whose heart Saudi Arabia finds itself.
Follow-ups — Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
The equation of “siege for siege” and the recent qualitative strikes toward the vital depth have revealed the fragility of the classical military assumptions that long relied on vast spaces and expensive arsenals to provide absolute immunity.
The missiles and drones that bypassed the defense systems to reach the airports and facilities have proven that geography has turned into an exposed theater that is difficult to fully secure in an open war of attrition.
The real crisis lies in the inability of the “traditional fortresses” to confront an asymmetric war that relies on low cost, where protecting the facilities requires huge defense investments while the attacks repeatedly succeed in creating breaches that affect market confidence. This erosion of the prestige of deterrence places Saudi Arabia before a strategic predicament, in which the military capabilities lose their ability to decide the battle or prevent its economic and psychological repercussions on the interior.
In light of this exposure, it has become clear that relying on military solutions alone is no longer sustainable, which imposes a realistic reading that pushes toward political settlements that end the roots of the crisis, because the continuation of the security bleeding threatens to undermine strategic stability and makes diplomatic calm an utmost necessity.