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U.S. Races to Finish Mission Before Munitions Run Out: WSJ
U.S. and Israel face a critical shortage of ballistic missile interceptors while targeting Iran's missile launch sites amid ongoing regional missile barrages, defense experts say.
- U.S. and Israeli forces have intercepted hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles on Sunday, raising supply concerns as interceptors are expended.
- Iran launched barrages of hundreds of missiles and drones after a U.S.-Israeli air campaign, and U.S. and Israeli units are hunting launchers and storage sites to stop further attacks.
- Production of interceptors cannot keep pace with demand, and Kelly Grieco, senior fellow at the Stimson Center, warned `There is a risk the United States and its partners could run out of interceptors before Iran runs out of missiles.`
- Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth offered varying possible timelines, highlighting uncertainty about the conflict's duration and risking interceptor stock depletion, Kelly Grieco said.
- Israel estimated Iran had about 2,500 ballistic missiles, likely exceeding U.S. interceptor stocks, with the conflict's uncertain length influencing future missile defense needs.
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