The drone strikes on the Saudi oil facilities have changed global warfare

        September 24, 2019 CounterPunch | Saudi Arabia | fossil fuels: security

Modern warfare changed when 18 drones and 7 cruise missiles struck Saudi oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais, knocking out half of its crude oil production and increasing world prices by 20%. Sophisticated and expensive military weapons and defense systems can no longer match cheap drones, raising the threat of more oil disruption in the Middle East.