Gulf missile defenses strained as interceptor stocks dwindle
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Iran has fired hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel and the UAE in the early days of the latest war, with Gulf capitals claiming most missiles are intercepted, but the sustained barrage is exhausting interceptor stockpiles and raising questions about how long defenses can last.
- Are Gulf states running out of missile interceptors? The Economist
- The Iran war’s troubling missile math CNN
- Exclusive: Defense executives plan to meet at White House as strikes on Iran diminish stockpiles Reuters
- The One Variable that Could Decide the War The Atlantic
- Iranian Drones and Missiles Challenge Stretched U.S. Forces WSJ
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