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