According to a report, the terminal high altitude area defence system thaad, a multi million dollar defence system developed by the u.s. military intercepted a ballistic missile in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Reportedly, it was the systems first known use.
According to the report, american service members at the Al-Dhafra air base, situated several kilometres from the targeted oil facilities experienced an inbound threat the day after the attack. Reportedly, air defence systems were used. According to a report, the base has been host to american service men since 2002.