🎯 U.S. Air Defenses Run Out in Days, Not Weeks

"Should full-scale fighting resume against a reconstituted Iran in the near term, coalition forces will run out of Patriot, THAAD, and Standard Missile interceptors in days, not weeks."

— Stacie Pettyjohn & Philip Sheers, CNAS, Foreign Policy, October 6, 2026 – https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/10/06/iran-war-hormuz-oil-missile-defense-drones-gulf/

⚡ CNAS war-gamed the next Iran war assuming the best case for the U.S.—replenished stockpiles, advanced drone defenses. The U.S. still lost. Interceptors ran out in days. In reality, replacements won't arrive until 2029. America cannot defend the Gulf.

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