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Brief May 11, 2026 · 6:45 am ET Source: The Dispatch

Iran War Exposes Critical U.S. Munitions Stockpile Gaps

Operation Epic Fury consumed more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles in a matter of weeks, while current production runs only 90 to 100 units per year, meaning full replenishment would take roughly a decade, according to The Dispatch. Said AEI's Hal Brands: "get ready for 'missile famine' if there is a great-power war" — a warning the Iran operations appear to have validated, with the Pentagon also firing 150 THAAD interceptors in the 12-Day War against a backdrop of fewer than three dozen produced annually.

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