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US System Fails To Protect Saudi Oil Facility: How India’s S-400 Deal With Russia Makes Us Safer

The rivalry between Russia and the United States is longstanding and has pertained since the years of the Cold War. On the economic and diplomatic fronts, America is a viable partner for any country and emerges out to be more than a good friend whenever logjam prevails on the global arena. But when it comes to comparing both rivals, Russia and the United States, on the parameters of defence manufacturing and combat capabilities, Moscow chips in from nowhere and runs neck and neck with Washington.

Recently, the attack on Aramco, Saudi oil facility, posed worrying signs for not only the Kingdom which was at the receiving end, but also for the US that has always stood as its protector. The oil facilities were under the defensive umbrella of Patriot PAC-2 surface-to-air missile batteries, which, however, did not prove to be effective enough to prevent the assault on the facility. Although the Saudi radars detected some drones and cruise missiles (as debris suggest), it was already late for the Kingdom to respond. Being forced to fire haphazardly and sporadically, the Saudis were cluelessly understanding whether the possession of American ‘Patriot’ was in any way going to protect them.