US could run out of key missiles within days, warns ex-adviser [View all]

Source: Times (UK)

The US could run out of interceptor stocks in “a matter of days”, according to Winnefeld, a former vice-chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.

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“There is also an economic disparity between shooting down a $20,000 Shahed drone with a $4 million missile. You start to run out very quickly and you’ll run out of those Patriots probably before Iran runs out of Shaheds.”

It has emerged that General Dan Caine, the head of the US military and chairman of the joint chiefs, privately warned Trump about serious shortages in interceptor stocks just before the strikes started, which significantly increased the risk to American personnel.

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He said: “One way you could envision this ending is that Oman and Qatar, both of whom are close to the Iranians, step in and negotiate something where Trump is allowed to declare victory before he runs out of ammunition. Iran agrees to not enrich or export anything that it’s already enriched.”

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