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Mon · 17 Aug 2026

US Has Burned Through 80% of THAAD Interceptors Since Iran War Began

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US Has Burned Through 80% of THAAD Interceptors Since Iran War Began

🛡️ PENTAGON — Washington's missile shield is nearly spent while the war is still live. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: 80% THAAD and ~50% Patriot depletion isn't an inventory problem — it's a deterrence collapse in slow motion. Every IRGC ballistic missile Iran fires now carries higher expected damage. Allies in the Gulf know this. Tehran's targeting calculus shifts the moment this leak is processed in Qom. Restocking timelines are measured in years, not months.

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