Pulse Briefing: Iran strikes US assets, US Patriot stockpile depletion, Hungary nuclear shutdown low - Friday, July 31, 2026
Iran struck strategic US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain following Egypt drone attacks, widening the Middle East conflict. US Patriot missile stockpiles are depleted to roughly one-third of pre-war levels, creating readiness challenges that may take three years to resolve. Record-low Danube water levels forced shutdown of Hungary's only nuclear plant and output cuts in Romania. The Pulse Briefing is a daily preparedness-intelligence briefing on the national and geopolitical developments that matter for prepared families: energy, supply chains, security, health, and the economy.
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