Trump is threatening prison for Pentagon officials leaking claims the US has virtually run out of certain long-range missiles. If the reports are true, this is the most significant military vulnerability America has revealed in decades.
The Iran War has a price. And we are only now beginning to see the full invoice.
Reports claim the US has used virtually all of its certain long-range missile stockpiles during the conflict. Trump denies any shortage. He says production is surging and the leakers are being hunted down.
Two completely opposite stories. One of them describes a national security crisis.
Consider what the context already tells us.
US oil inventories hit a 22 year low because America had to dramatically increase exports to replace Middle Eastern supply. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell 58 million barrels since the war started. Airline fuel costs jumped 78%. Shipping rates surged 109%. The Strait of Hormuz remained blocked despite a peace deal announcement.
The Iran War has consumed American strategic resources at a pace that the public has not fully been allowed to see.
And now there are reports about missile stockpiles.
Long-range precision missiles are not items you can restock quickly. Production timelines for advanced weapons systems run years not months. If the US has depleted critical stockpiles, the window for rebuilding them while maintaining full deterrence capability is not short.
Iran attacked a US base in Jordan days ago. North Korea is building nuclear fuel at exponential rates. Geopolitical risk just hit a 65 year high on Goldman Sachs data.
Trump threatening prison for the leakers does not resolve the underlying question the leaks raise.
What is the actual state of American military readiness right now?
That question just became the most important one in geopolitics.
#Trump #Pentagon #MilitaryReadiness #IranWar #NationalSecurity
The Iran War has a price. And we are only now beginning to see the full invoice.
Reports claim the US has used virtually all of its certain long-range missile stockpiles during the conflict. Trump denies any shortage. He says production is surging and the leakers are being hunted down.
Two completely opposite stories. One of them describes a national security crisis.
Consider what the context already tells us.
US oil inventories hit a 22 year low because America had to dramatically increase exports to replace Middle Eastern supply. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell 58 million barrels since the war started. Airline fuel costs jumped 78%. Shipping rates surged 109%. The Strait of Hormuz remained blocked despite a peace deal announcement.
The Iran War has consumed American strategic resources at a pace that the public has not fully been allowed to see.
And now there are reports about missile stockpiles.
Long-range precision missiles are not items you can restock quickly. Production timelines for advanced weapons systems run years not months. If the US has depleted critical stockpiles, the window for rebuilding them while maintaining full deterrence capability is not short.
Iran attacked a US base in Jordan days ago. North Korea is building nuclear fuel at exponential rates. Geopolitical risk just hit a 65 year high on Goldman Sachs data.
Trump threatening prison for the leakers does not resolve the underlying question the leaks raise.
What is the actual state of American military readiness right now?
That question just became the most important one in geopolitics.
#Trump #Pentagon #MilitaryReadiness #IranWar #NationalSecurity