Report: US fired twice as many interceptors as Israel during Iran conflict
The Washington Post reports that the US military has depleted half its THAAD inventory protecting Israel from Iranian ballistic strikes. (Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shavuot…
Assessment
A major defense logistics story has emerged: the United States fired twice as many interceptors as Israel during the recent confrontation with Iran, depleting half its THAAD inventory. This raises questions about the sustainability of forward-deployed American missile defenses and the scale of the defensive effort required to protect Israel from Iranian ballistic threats.