“It is probably one of the best weapons ever developed.”
After seeing what little is declassified and available for public viewing, I have absolutely no doubt.
Side story...
I remember at the start of the first gulf war my father and I watching it all unfold on TV. CNN had just interviewed a slim built man that had just programmed the co-ordinates into the Tomahawks and launched them, his coffee cup could be seen on the console behind him, and he just casually wrapped up the interview with a comment like “come back in about an hour and we’ll let you know what we hit”
My father commented that back during his service in WW2 a ‘warrior’ was found in a trench or a foxhole clutching a .303, with rounds whizzing by just inches above his head, but now the warriors are “these skinny four-eye desk jockeys safe in their office” (his words) ...but he also noted that the power these “kids” are wielding scared him.
Years ago, Sci Am had an article on the cruise missiles.
Years ago, this was a butt kicking, fear of God type of weapon.
It could hit a fly, hell, it could hit a certain leg on a fly.
With advances in computers and guidance systems like GPS tech since then, it can only be MUCH better now!