Full Data: The Depleted Munitions Stockpile That Holds Back Trump

It was reported that President Trump rejected a strike on Iran due to a shortage of interceptors. According to data, the US has launched more than 50% of its air defense missile inventory, including over 1,200 Patriot missiles and about 240 THAAD missiles. The Tomahawk missile stockpile is also depleted, with over a thousand missiles launched. The defense industry needs three years to replenish stocks.

President Trump rejected a large-scale strike on Iran due to concerns over the depletion of American missile stocks, especially air defense missiles, as reported by the New York Times and CNN. According to a CSIS research institute report, the US launched more than 50% of its Patriot and THAAD missile inventory during the intense combat round between February and April. The Pentagon used over 1,200 Patriot missiles at a cost of over $4 million each, out of a total stock of about 2,330 missiles, and about 240 THAAD missiles out of a stock of about 360. Tomahawk missiles are also depleted: over a thousand were launched, about a third of the stockpile. Chief of Staff Dan Caine expressed concern to the president. The defense industry needs three years to replenish stocks of three major weapons systems. During the war, it was reported that Israel also had to ration its use of interceptors, and a depleted stockpile led to the decision not to intercept cluster munitions.