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Mark Cancian, a senior adviser at CSIS, said if the #military has fired >800 #Tomahawks against #Iran, “that would be about a quarter of the total inventory & would leave a large gap for a conflict in the Western Pacific.” His think tank assesses that the Navy may have had as few as 3,100 Tomahawks on hand at the start of the #war a month ago.
“It would take several years to replenish,” Cancian said.

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CM Thiede

@cmthiede@social.vivaldi.net replied · 2 days ago

@Nonilex Not the kind of news Taiwan wants to hear I'm sure.

Kim Possible :kimoji_fire:

@kimlockhartga@beige.party replied · 2 days ago

@Nonilex suppose they use too many weapons, faster than they can be replenished, and then the U.S. or its assets get attacked? This is a vulnerability that I guarantee they did not anticipate, in the same way that Saudi Arabia is probably having buyer's remorse right about now.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

#Tomahawk missiles, which can be launched from Navy surface warships & submarines, have been a staple of #US #military attacks since they were first used in combat in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. But only a few hundred are manufactured each year, meaning the global supply is limited. The #Pentagon does not publicly disclose how many missiles are in its inventory at any one time.

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Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

…The heavy reliance on them in the #Iran #war will require urgent discussions about relocating some from other parts of the world, including the Indo-Pacific, & a concerted long-term effort to build more, said several US ofcls….

The dilemma has laid bare broader concerns in both the #Pentagon & #Congress about the #Trump admin’s war in #Iran, its shifting explanations for why it’s necessary, & the risks a shortage could pose to the #US as it balances the potential for future conflicts….

David Hembrow

@hembrow@todon.eu replied · 2 days ago

@Nonilex The USA would now have more Tomahawks left to use against military targets in Iran if they'd not also been using them to kill children and other civilians as part of this illegal war.

The USA is not only completely immoral, but also incredibly stupid.

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

The #Pentagon has tracked the number of Tomahawks used with an increasing focus on what the burn rate will mean for not only for a sustained campaign against #Iran but for future #military operations as well…. One official characterized the number of Tomahawks left in the #MiddleEast as “alarmingly low,” while another said that without intervention, the Pentagon is closing in on “Winchester”—military slang meaning out of ammunition—for its supply of #Tomahawk missiles in the Middle East.

#Trump

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

…The most recent versions of the #Tomahawk missile can cost as much as $3.6 million a piece & require up to 2 years to build, acc/to Navy documents. In recent years, they have been purchased in small batches, with just 57 included in last year’s defense budget.
Many of the 850+ expended Tomahawks were fired in the opening days of Operation Epic Fury, the #Trump admin’s [ridiculous] name for the #war in #Iran, people familiar with the matter said.

#idiocracy #TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers

Don Hawkins - W7DAH

@donhawkins@mastodon.social replied · 2 days ago

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

…The #US #military also has fired >1,000 air-defense interceptor missiles in response to #Iran counterattacks across the region, including from the #Patriot & Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ( #THAAD) systems, which are considered the world’s most advanced, 2 other officials familiar with the issue said. The inventory of those weapons also is limited & not publicly disclosed.

#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast #GovernmentWaste

Nonilex

@Nonilex@masto.ai replied · 2 days ago

…MacKenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said that before Operation Epic Fury began late last month, the Navy probably had 4,000–4,500 #Tomahawk missiles on hand. Others naval analysts have said the number could be much lower, perhaps closer to 3,000, following their extensive use in recent operations, including the #Trump admin’s strikes last year in #Iran, #Yemen & #Nigeria.

#kakistocracy #idiocracy #TrumpsWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics

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