US weapons stockpiles in focus: is the toolkit thinning for a Pacific showdown?

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BBC analysis finds the US publicly asserts ample munitions after the Iran campaign, but CSIS warns stockpiles—especially Tomahawk missiles, Patriot missiles, and THAAD interceptors—are being depleted and could take years to replace, creating a potential 'window of vulnerability' in a future Pacific conflict, even as Washington says there is no immediate shortage and continues to bolster production and deterrence.
- As the US pauses the war with Iran, is Trump really running out of weapons? BBC
- Opinion | The White House Missile Shortage Excuse WSJ
- The Trump team’s muddled messaging on a munitions shortfall CNN
- Iran war updates: Trump denies US munitions low, posts AI-images of attacks Al Jazeera
- Waltz blames Biden for depleted stockpiles, but says US military has ‘everything that it needs’ The Hill
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