"The Alsace entered the Red Sea in late January, a few weeks after the US and UK launched an illegal war on Yemen to protect Israeli shipping interests."
I don't know if any war can be legal, but in my POV attack to defend is acceptable.<p>As for the statement "there is no military solution", I would say that there is.
First, it's obvious that traditional weapons are not designed to be efficient in this kind of guerrilla warfare, where cost vs. benefit is a significant factor. A drone costs only a few hundred dollars. Using a missile to destroy a drone makes as much sense as using a cannon to kill a sparrow. A laser weapon is clearly the way to go.<p>Another threat is the cheaply produced rebel missiles. Destroying them on target is costly, even for the cost-optimized Israeli Iron Dome system. So I think the most sensible solution is an automatic weapons system with eyes in the sky: constant surveillance, and using AI to proactively strike <i>before</i> the rebels can even launch a missile. The goal is to actively destroy their launch site/base and/or shorten their launch window to the point where they can no longer accurately aim. Or, the enemy may have to implement a more costly and sophisticated launch system (such as remote launch), which again balances the cost-benefit ratio for the defender.<p>The surveillance part can be achieved by a combination of stationary satellites, drones and EC aircraft. Detecting and launching a proactive attack is not too hard. The hard part is the legality and the danger such an automatic weapons system poses to civilians and humanity in general.