Saudi Arabia Struggles Against Houthi Attacks Despite High Defense Spending

Saudi Arabia, which has surpassed 80 billion dollars in annual defense spending and ranked among the world’s top 10 defense spenders, is struggling to defend against attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels, once considered merely a peripheral armed group. On the 13th (local time), U.S. CNN reported, “Saudi Arabia spends hundreds of billions of dollars annually on defense but is facing difficulties protecting key facilities such as airports, oil refineries, and pipelines from missile