Tag: Pentagon inspector general

Summary A newly released Pentagon inspector general report lays out, in fairly plain language, how the war on Iran pushed American munitions stocks into shortfall territory. This piece breaks down what the report found, why the shortage happened in the first place, and what it might mean going forward for US military readiness. Background Wars are expensive in ways that go beyond dollars. Every missile fired, every interceptor launched, and every guided bomb dropped has to be replaced, and replacing modern precision weapons is neither quick nor simple. The war…

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