>>Apocry+(OP)
I wondered how the Saudis' felt about having missiles fired over their country. It turns out they're probably relieved that the Houthi have a new target.

"Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unleashed a barrage of drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, water desalination plant, oil facility and power station, Saudi state-run media reported."

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/20/houthis-launch-atta...

>>Waterl+n4
A little poking around says that the missile used was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghadr-110 and the Wikipedia entry has even been updated with a one-sentence mention of this interception.

>>xenosp+Y2
Surprisingly, the Arrow program has been fairly lengthy and has had its share of controversy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_(missile_family)

>>Waterl+n4
The Houthi are using Scud-type missiles supplied by Iran that normally reach an altitude of 160km / 100 miles.

https://www.indianpolitics.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/...

>>Waterl+n4
Getting to space (above the Karman line at ~100km altitude) is one thing; staying there is another.

There is a short accessible summary of the difference between "in space" and "in orbit" at https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/

>>Waterl+n4
I think people's still imagine the technology's availability as it was 40 years ago.

* Launch sites: https://space.skyrocket.de/directories/launchsites.htm

* Satellites by country (I expect most didn't launch their own) https://space.skyrocket.de/directories/sat_c.htm

(Perhaps someone knows a list of countries with launch ability.)

>>wolver+Ie
Bret Devereaux had an interesting analysis of this effect[0], mostly in relation to Hezbollah (but also pertaining to the other Israel-oppositional militant groups in the region): They have to walk a balance of looking like they are involving themselves (to keep their supporters happy) but not committing themselves (so that they don't get directly targeted by a very well-funded opponent). They very much want to be the chicken in the ham-and-egg sandwich.

To the direct point, hitting a city from 1000 miles away would demand quite a lot of precision (to be clear, this article at least doesn't say they were on target, but even hitting Israeli territory from Yemen is on par with hitting New Jersey from Cuba). On the other hand, Russia is targeting specific installations and infrastructure, which is an entirely different feat.

[0] https://acoup.blog/2023/10/27/fireside-friday-october-27-202...