A sharp drop in the American stocks of ammunition and interceptor missiles due to the war against Iran/Pentagon is worried about the lack of weapons in case of a possible conflict with China!
A report published in July by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimated that the stockpile of American Patriot interceptor missiles had fallen from 2,330 before the war to less than 1,000.
According to the same report, the THAAD system's inventory of more advanced interceptors has also dropped from 452 before the war to less than 280.
Mark Kensin, one of the authors of this report, stated that this figure has not changed significantly since the study was published.
He also explained that long-range surface-to-surface missiles, including the Tomahawk and the new precision-guided munitions (PrSM), were widely used during the conflict and would take between one and five years to replace.
According to Kensin, one of the Pentagon's main concerns is maintaining a sufficient stockpile of weapons to deal with any possible conflict with China.
He warned that replacing long-range weapons with short- or medium-range missiles and bombs would create more operational risks; Because the use of these weapons requires forces and military equipment to be closer to the targets./Jamran.