The Washington Post reports the Pentagon is pressing U.S. defense manufacturers to rapidly escalate the production of weapons because of dwindling stockpiles during the Iran war. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has more details. Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling joins Alicia Menendez to share his insight and analysis.
The U.S. has used nearly 80% of its THAAD missile stockpile and about half of its Patriot missiles since the war with Iran began, CNN reported.
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Retired colonel Mark Cancian, senior advisor for the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, breaks down how the Iran war has strained key weapons stockpiles. The United States has burned through thousands of missiles since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, diminishing the armaments needed in a potential future conflict with China tied to its tensions with Taiwan. The U.S. military has used 1,100 long-range stealth cruise missiles — nearly all of the total number left in Washington’s stockpile — and fired off more than 1,000 Tomahawk cruise missiles, The New York Times reported. The U.S. only produces roughly 100 Tomahawks a year, meaning under current production, it could take 10 years to…
U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used in the Iran war
As the U.S. tries to rebuild its weapons stockpiles drained in the Iran war, it will need access to rare-earth minerals, an industry China dominates.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday more oil could be released from the nation’s stockpiles than the 172 million barrels announced last week and that other market-based measures could soon add additional supplies to global energy markets.
By the time President Donald Trump took office in January 2021, approximately 47 million barrels had been added to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and as of March 6, it held 415,442,000 barrels of oil. The release of 172 million barrels will bring it down to less than it was at the lowest point of the Biden administration.