Replenishment is a racket

...a risky one.

As missile stockpiles shrink and new technologies emerge, the war economy shifts seamlessly, ensuring both the weapons being depleted and the systems replacing them generate massive profit for the same centralized interests.

US at risk of running out of missiles if another war breaks out after depleting stockpile in Iran operations
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/21/politics/us-military-missile-stockpile



Zachary Cohen @ZcohenCNN 8h
During the war with Iran, the US military has expended (per CSIS estimates ):

At least 45% of its stockpile of Precision Strike Missiles

At least half of its inventory of THAAD missiles

Nearly 50% of its stockpile of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles.

Numbers align closely w/ classified Pentagon data, sources tell me & @NatashaBertrand
.