War in Iran Is Chewing Through American Missile Stockpiles
The US is attempting to ramp up production
US sailors prepare ordnance on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury in a photo released by the US Navy, on Feb. 28.
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The war in Iran has been fought almost entirely in the skies, with both offensive missiles, as well as anti-missile defense systems. But the math is brutal. The war in Ukraine has already put a dent in American stockpiles, and now it is proving costly to protect American bases and their allies in the region against Iranian drones. On this episode, we speak with Tom Karako, a senior fellow and director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a top defense think tank in Washington DC. We discuss the size and scale of the American arsenal, the supply chain constraints for building more missiles, and the Pentagon's general attempts to ramp up production.