DOD Panics That Iran War Will Use up All U.S. Air Defense Supplies
Pentagon officials are worried about the operation lasting "more than a few days."
Attacking Iran has severely diminished America's air defense supplies, a predictable outcome that has Pentagon officials panicking mere days into the conflict.
"The mood here is intense and paranoid," one person familiar with the situation told
The Washington Post Monday.
In the weeks leading up to the explosive hostilities, Trump's top military adviser--Joint Chiefs Chairman General Dan Caine--warned the White House against such an attack, arguing that it could entangle America in a prolonged conflict.
"There is concern about this lasting more than a few days," another source told the
Post, adding that it often takes several air defense interceptors to stop an incoming missile. "I don't think people have fully absorbed yet, like, what that has done with stockpiles."
Representative Adam Smith, the House Armed Services Committee's ranking member, warned that the war would only serve to further strain U.S. munitions supplies.
"At this point, it's on. It's not like we can say: 'Hey, Iran, we're out of missile defense systems now so we're going to pause for a moment. Is that OK?' It will stretch our ability to defend everything that we need to defend," Smith told the
Post, describing the American resources as "stretched thin."
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