reposting a warning that was not heard; America's missile reserves are running out

Referring to the intensification of tensions and strengthening the possibility of the resumption of military conflicts, the American CBS network has warned about the consequences of the continuation of the war and the difficulty of compensating Washington's weapon reserves.

Diplomatic Group - Ambassador Arjan: It was in late December 2025 that the then Chief of Staff of the US Army, Randy George, warned about the severe shortage of missile defense ammunition in this country and predicted that the reserves of Patriot and THAAD interceptor missiles would remain at a low level until 2030. A few months later, US Secretary of War Pete Hegst removed George from his position as the war with Iran continued.

Now the American CBS news channel has published details of this warning, referring to the escalation of tensions and strengthening the possibility of the resumption of military conflicts, and has warned about the consequences of the continuation of the war and the difficulty of compensating Washington's weapons reserves in the conditions of the escalation of tensions in the Middle East.

A sharp reduction in the stocks of American interceptor missiles

Before the war, America had about 2,300 interceptor missiles.

About 1,050 to 1,430 missiles were used in the war against Iran; (61% of pre-war reserves)

The pre-war stockpile of THAAD missiles was about 355 interceptor missiles.

About 190 to 290 THAAD missiles were used. (82% of pre-war reserves)

Time needed to replace missiles

THAD interceptor missile: New orders take an average of four years and five months to complete.

Patriot interceptor missile: The average order delivery time is three and a half years.

Reserves recovery horizon: Even if consumption stops, it will take until 2030 for reserves to return to pre-war levels. (This estimate is conditional on the continuation of production according to the plan and the reserves not being consumed in new conflicts.)