Iran war uses 65% of U.S. Patriot interceptors, leaving European stocks ‘beyond critical,’ officials say
Pentagon and NATO spokespeople dispute the shortage claim.
CSIS estimates the war used roughly 1,500 of the nation’s 2,330 interceptors. A U.S. defense official and a NATO official told AP that Europe could struggle even against a single ballistic-missile strike; Pentagon and NATO spokespeople said U.S. and allied stocks remain adequate.