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US Spent Far More Advanced Interceptors Defending Israel Than Israel Did Itself

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US Spent Far More Advanced Interceptors Defending Israel Than Israel Did Itself

πŸ›‘οΈ PENTAGON β€” America's missile defense bill for Israel dwarfs what Israel spent on itself. πŸ“Œ 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.

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