At the Herzliya Conference, Defense Ministry Director-General Amir Bar'am said Israel's long-term power buildup is falling behind dangerously, and warned of a large risk to the country's tailored security readiness. He noted emergency measures have increased the interceptor stockpile during combat, but said the work is not finished, and argued the war has sharpened the cost of Iranian empowerment across the region, fostering a broader coalition from India through the UAE to Greece and Cyprus.
In a speech at the Herzliya Conference hosted by Reichman University, Defense Ministry Director-General Amir Bar'am delivered a stark warning about the trajectory of Israel's defense readiness. "The long-term power buildup of the State of Israel is at a dangerous lag. If we continue to act this way as a country, the risk to Israel's adjusted security readiness will become very great," he said. Bar'am acknowledged that emergency steps taken in real time have expanded the inventories of Arrow, David's Sling, and Iron Dome interceptors even during ongoing fighting, but cautioned that the effort is incomplete. He argued that the current multi-front war has sharpened the cost of Iranian military buildup for all sides in the region, creating a convergence of interests that is forming a wider coalition — from India, through the United Arab Emirates, to Greece and Cyprus. The comments come in the context of an extended campaign against Iranian proxies and a broader debate within Israel's security establishment about the sustainability of readiness and munitions stockpiles. As The Zioneer reported earlier this morning, Bar'am had also said Israel has enough interceptors but that the work is not done — the new speech expands on the root cause, framing the shortfall as structural and long-term rather than tactical. The director-general did not specify which areas of the long-term buildup are lagging or by what timeline.
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