US Spent Far More Advanced Interceptors Defending Israel Than Israel Did Itself
π‘οΈ PENTAGON β America's missile defense bill for Israel dwarfs what Israel spent on itself. π LOOK CLOSER: DoD data revealing US interceptors outpaced Israeli ones exposes a structural dependency Washington hasn't priced publicly. Advanced interceptors are finite and slow to replenish β every salvo burned over Tel Aviv is one fewer available for Hormuz or Taiwan. Tehran now knows the math. This reframes the alliance cost debate and gives Senate war-skeptics a concrete figure.