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        "id": 1693893,
        "msgid": "us-risks-running-out-of-missile-stock-if-involved-in-another-war-1776855157",
        "date": "2026-04-22 17:22:25",
        "title": "US Risks Running Out of Missile Stock if Involved in Another War",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "The US military has significantly depleted its stocks of key missiles during the ongoing war against Iran, which began in late February, using up to 50% of supplies for precision strike, THAAD interceptor, and Patriot air defence systems. While initial contracts have been signed to ramp up production, replenishing inventories could take three to five years, leaving vulnerabilities in potential conflicts with peers like China. Pentagon officials assert that the military remains fully equipped to execute presidential directives, but experts warn of a growing gap in the western Pacific.",
        "content": "<p>The United States military has reportedly expended a large portion of\nits critical missile stocks during the war against Iran, which has been\nraging since late February. The US faces the risk of missile shortages\nif involved in other conflicts in the future.<\/p>\n<p>This was reported by leading media outlet CNN on Tuesday (21\/4),\nciting the latest analysis report from the Center for Strategic and\nInternational Studies (CSIS), as covered by Anadolu Agency on Wednesday\n(22\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The CSIS report states that the US military has \u201csignificantly\ndepleted\u201d supplies of important missiles during the war against\nIran.<\/p>\n<p>Over the seven weeks of conflict, according to the CSIS report, the\nUS military has used around 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missile\nsupplies, at least half of its THAAD interceptor missile supplies, and\nnearly 50 percent of its Patriot air defence missile supplies.<\/p>\n<p>These figures, according to CSIS in its report, closely align with\nthe Pentagon\u2019s classified estimates.<\/p>\n<p>The CSIS analysis also notes that the US military has utilised around\n30 percent of Tomahawk missiles, more than 20 percent of long-range\nJoint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles, and about 20 percent of SM-3 and\nSM-6 missiles.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Pentagon signed contracts earlier this year to increase\nmissile production, the process of replenishing these systems will still\ntake three to five years, even with expanded capacity.<\/p>\n<p>In the near term, according to the CSIS report, the US likely has\nsufficient ammunition to sustain military operations against Iran if the\nfragile ceasefire collapses.<\/p>\n<p>However, CSIS emphasises in its report that the US\u2019s main weapon\nsupplies are now deemed insufficient for conflict with a near-peer\nadversary like China, and rebuilding stockpiles to pre-war levels could\ntake years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe high ammunition expenditure has created an increasing\nvulnerability gap in the western Pacific,\u201d said Mark Cancian, one of the\nCSIS analysis authors and a retired US Marine Corps Colonel, in an\ninterview with CNN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will take one to four years to replenish these stocks, and\nseveral years after that to expand them to the required levels,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n<p>Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell stated to CNN that the US\nmilitary \u201chas everything needed to carry out missions at times and\nplaces chosen by the President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince President Trump took office, we have conducted various\nsuccessful operations across combat commands while ensuring the US\nmilitary has complete armament to protect our people and interests,\u201d\nParnell said.<\/p>",
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