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Iran war depleted US Tomahawk, Patriot missile arsenal, may need years to rebuild

America’s military might may look unstoppable, but behind the scenes, the Pentagon is now racing against time to refill some of its most critical weapons stockpiles after months of war with Iran. A new analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), cited by the news agency Associated Press, says the United States …

THAAD and a loud thud: How Gulf countries paid $142 billion to US for a leaky umbrella

by InfoVera Team

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The centerpiece of America’s security umbrella that it promised for the Gulf countries was always its vaunted missile defence systems, especially, Lockheed Martin’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), paired with Patriot PAC-3 batteries. In the US, defence companies shape the government’s priorities. So, these systems were sold as the gold standard — high-altitude interceptors …