The Missiles America Doesn’t Have
The United States is running low on the missiles it needs while the conflict is widening. Reports say Pete Hegseth didn’t fully brief Trump on how depleted key munitions had become, including long‑range guided missiles and air‑defense interceptors. According to the Washington Post, these shortages were part of why Trump held back from authorizing new large‑scale strikes on Iran. Hegseth reportedly blamed Deputy Secretary Stephen Feinberg, though both the White House and Pentagon denied the story. Regardless of the political drama, the core problem is that the U.S. doesn’t have enough missiles…
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