US Missile Stockpile Runs Dry: Can America Replace Weapons Fast Enough?  | FP Explains

America has a missile problem. Five months of war in West Asia have burnt through thousands of US missiles and air-defence interceptors, exposing a gap between how fast Washington can fire weapons and how fast its factories can replace them. Patriot and THAAD interceptors have taken a major hit, while Tomahawk and JASSM stocks have also been heavily used. Now, the Pentagon is proposing a massive procurement surge, including nearly 2,800 PAC-3 MSE interceptors and 785 Tomahawks.

But rebuilding America’s missile magazine is not as simple as spending more money. Production lines, suppliers and specialised components can take years to scale up. So, has the Iran war exposed America’s hidden weapons vulnerability? We explain.

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