More than half of some US weapons stockpiles used in Iran war, raising concerns about China threat
CSIS warns depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles from the Iran war could embolden China as President Xi watches munitions levels amid Taiwan tensions.
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Some estimates show the U.S. has used more than half of its stockpiles for some weapons systems in the war with Iran.
The Center for Strategic and International Studies found the U.S. has enough missiles to continue fighting in Iran under any plausible scenario, but the group says the true issue with the shrinking stockpiles is future wars.
"We can go on against Iran for quite a long time, even if we've used half the inventory, that means that half the inventories are still available," said retired U.S.
Marines Colonel and senior adviser with the CSIS Defense and Security Department Mark Cancian.
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