A new Reuters report states that the US military has expended most of its long-range missile stockpiles over the course of the war in Iran. The report is the latest indication of the high cost of the sustained American air campaign against Iranian targets.
A Reuters report published Tuesday afternoon claims the US military has consumed most of its long-range missile stockpiles during the war in Iran. The report, first cited by Israeli media, adds to a growing body of indicators about the strain on American munitions reserves. Earlier this month, The Zioneer reported a Washington Post story quoting a US official saying months of operations had depleted Patriot and THAAD interceptor stocks along with long-range precision munitions, severely limiting Washington's ability to sustain a larger war. The new Reuters report suggests the depletion now extends to the US long-range missile arsenal. The extent of remaining stocks and the specific types of missiles affected remain unclear from the report. The US military has not yet commented on the Reuters story.
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