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President Trump has previously claimed that the U.S. has an almost "unlimited supply" of munitions to defend the country. But since the war in Iran started, the U.S. has expended more than half of the pre-war inventory of at least four key weapons, including Tomahawk missiles, a new analysis found. Munitions like the Tomahawk can take nearly four years to produce. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser breaks down what the U.S. has left, according to the report, and what that could mean if the country entered another conflict.

President Trump has previously claimed that the U.S. has an almost "unlimited supply" of munitions to defend the country. But since the war in Iran started, the U.S. has expended more than half of the pre-war inventory of at least four key weapons, including Tomahawk missiles, a new analysis found. Munitions like the Tomahawk can take nearly four years to produce. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser breaks down what the U.S. has left, according to the report, and what that could mean if the country entered another conflict.

CBS News

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"The US Department of War went out for a two thousand ton #tungsten tender recently and got exactly no tenders... Couldn't find any. That's how tight the market is." That's the US government we're talking about - and they couldn't find the metal. "If you're gonna buy one tungsten company, it has to be EQ Resources Limited." "Tungsten West Plc. is the other one to think about" You can read or watch more on this in my latest Coffee with Catt piece. $EQR.AX #TUN $ALM

"The US Department of War went out for a two thousand ton #tungsten tender recently and got exactly no tenders... Couldn't find any. That's how tight the market is." That's the US government we're talking about - and they couldn't find the metal. "If you're gonna buy one tungsten company, it has to be EQ Resources Limited." "Tungsten West Plc. is the other one to think about" You can read or watch more on this in my latest Coffee with Catt piece. $EQR.AX #TUN $ALM

Catt Calls

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🚨The Washington Post reports that US officials say Russia🇷🇺 is helping Iran target US forces Any surprise if true? When the US provided Ukraine missiles and selected the targets for Zelensky to strike inside Russia, Vladimir Putin warned that two could play at the proxy war game and that Russia could supply long-range missiles to the US’ adversaries in response. Russia does not want to recklessly cause a World War, so isn’t supplying Iran with long-range missiles (yet), but is reportedly making the US pay a reciprocal price for the Ukraine proxy war by providing Iran targeting intelligence for its own long-range missiles.

🚨The Washington Post reports that US officials say Russia🇷🇺 is helping Iran target US forces Any surprise if true? When the US provided Ukraine missiles and selected the targets for Zelensky to strike inside Russia, Vladimir Putin warned that two could play at the proxy war game and that Russia could supply long-range missiles to the US’ adversaries in response. Russia does not want to recklessly cause a World War, so isn’t supplying Iran with long-range missiles (yet), but is reportedly making the US pay a reciprocal price for the Ukraine proxy war by providing Iran targeting intelligence for its own long-range missiles.

Going Underground

86,943 views • 6 months ago

JUST IN: CHINA is recording the US war live! The US attacks on Iran have become a veritable military intelligence laboratory for China. More than 300 Jilin-1 satellites are recording every detail, second by second, from munition refueling to missile trajectories. China is turning US war doctrine into a database, including refueling times and air defense responses. According to experts, this data could give China a military research and development advantage that will last for decades. US war tactics are being thoroughly analyzed.

JUST IN: CHINA is recording the US war live! The US attacks on Iran have become a veritable military intelligence laboratory for China. More than 300 Jilin-1 satellites are recording every detail, second by second, from munition refueling to missile trajectories. China is turning US war doctrine into a database, including refueling times and air defense responses. According to experts, this data could give China a military research and development advantage that will last for decades. US war tactics are being thoroughly analyzed.

Parody Jeff

96,047 views • 6 months ago

🇺🇸 US faces years-long missile shortfall after Iran war A new analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies finds that the 39‑day Iran war depleted key US missile stocks faster than they can be restored, creating a multiyear “window of vulnerability”: 🔸 Tomahawks: Over 1,000 cruise missiles were launched during the Iran war. Replenishment will take until late 2030 or even 2031 🔸 THAADs: As many as 290 such interceptors were used. Prewar levels won't return until mid-to-late 2029 🔸 Patriots: Up to 1,430 interceptors were used, while return to prewar levels is estimated for mid-2029 🔸 SM-3 and SM-6: 250 and 370 standard missiles were launched, respectively and will take at least two years to return to prewar inventory levels

🇺🇸 US faces years-long missile shortfall after Iran war A new analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies finds that the 39‑day Iran war depleted key US missile stocks faster than they can be restored, creating a multiyear “window of vulnerability”: 🔸 Tomahawks: Over 1,000 cruise missiles were launched during the Iran war. Replenishment will take until late 2030 or even 2031 🔸 THAADs: As many as 290 such interceptors were used. Prewar levels won't return until mid-to-late 2029 🔸 Patriots: Up to 1,430 interceptors were used, while return to prewar levels is estimated for mid-2029 🔸 SM-3 and SM-6: 250 and 370 standard missiles were launched, respectively and will take at least two years to return to prewar inventory levels

Sputnik

11,842 views • 3 months ago

🇺🇸 The US sits at two of the world’s biggest energy choke points and just signed a major strategic partnership with Indonesia. 80% of China’s oil flows through the Strait of Malacca. Yet Washington is burning through precision missiles in the Iran war, a conflict that does nothing to hurt China. Meanwhile Israel signed a huge deal handing China a new strategic port foothold in the Mediterranean. Source: Our Own Nation

🇺🇸 The US sits at two of the world’s biggest energy choke points and just signed a major strategic partnership with Indonesia. 80% of China’s oil flows through the Strait of Malacca. Yet Washington is burning through precision missiles in the Iran war, a conflict that does nothing to hurt China. Meanwhile Israel signed a huge deal handing China a new strategic port foothold in the Mediterranean. Source: Our Own Nation

Mario Nawfal

43,118 views • 5 months ago

🇺🇸"THE US MIGHT LOSE A WAR WITH CHINA" It is difficult for many to understand that the US could potentially lose a war against China. For the US to have a chance, they must depend on allies in the region. 🇺🇸U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "The U.S. consistently loses to China in simulated war games conducted by the Pentagon" "This stark reality is attributed to China’s strategic military build-up specifically aimed at countering U.S. military power" "China’s growing military prowess is not just an abstract threat; it is a calculated effort to outpace the current U.S. military capabilities"

🇺🇸"THE US MIGHT LOSE A WAR WITH CHINA" It is difficult for many to understand that the US could potentially lose a war against China. For the US to have a chance, they must depend on allies in the region. 🇺🇸U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: "The U.S. consistently loses to China in simulated war games conducted by the Pentagon" "This stark reality is attributed to China’s strategic military build-up specifically aimed at countering U.S. military power" "China’s growing military prowess is not just an abstract threat; it is a calculated effort to outpace the current U.S. military capabilities"

Global Strategy

694,273 views • 1 year ago

A new war study warns the US could lose a conflict with China in just 30 days. Fuel shortages. Missile depletion in a week. Critical logistics failures. While Beijing builds the world’s largest navy and massive missile stockpiles, America’s supply chains and shipbuilding are stretched thin. Here’s what the Heritage Foundation’s “Tidalwave” report reveals—and why the US must prepare now to deter war over Taiwan.

A new war study warns the US could lose a conflict with China in just 30 days. Fuel shortages. Missile depletion in a week. Critical logistics failures. While Beijing builds the world’s largest navy and massive missile stockpiles, America’s supply chains and shipbuilding are stretched thin. Here’s what the Heritage Foundation’s “Tidalwave” report reveals—and why the US must prepare now to deter war over Taiwan.

China Uncensored

18,079 views • 6 months ago

🚨CNN reports that the US🇺🇸 has depleted their major offensive and defensive capabilities in the war on Iran: 45% of the Precision Strike Missiles depleted Half of THAAD interceptors are depleted 50% of Patriot missiles depleted 30% of Tomahawks depleted How many the US can manufacture of these in a year (approximates): Precision Strike Missiles: 400 THAAD interceptors: 60-100 Patriot missiles: 620 Tomahawk cruise missiles: 90-120 Expect this stockpile shortage, manufactured entirely in a needless war of choice, to manufacture consent for even more ridiculous increases in War Department spending, to further enrich the military-industrial complex. ‘American Presidents come and go. What’s important is the military-industrial complex must go on, must be budgeted and anything besides that is unimportant, including the welfare of the American people.’ -Legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone on Going Underground

🚨CNN reports that the US🇺🇸 has depleted their major offensive and defensive capabilities in the war on Iran: 45% of the Precision Strike Missiles depleted Half of THAAD interceptors are depleted 50% of Patriot missiles depleted 30% of Tomahawks depleted How many the US can manufacture of these in a year (approximates): Precision Strike Missiles: 400 THAAD interceptors: 60-100 Patriot missiles: 620 Tomahawk cruise missiles: 90-120 Expect this stockpile shortage, manufactured entirely in a needless war of choice, to manufacture consent for even more ridiculous increases in War Department spending, to further enrich the military-industrial complex. ‘American Presidents come and go. What’s important is the military-industrial complex must go on, must be budgeted and anything besides that is unimportant, including the welfare of the American people.’ -Legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone on Going Underground

Afshin Rattansi

33,110 views • 4 months ago

'There is a WORLD WAR...there is already a war on China🇨🇳. There has been a war of attrition against Russia🇷🇺...breaking up the Russian Federation is a US objective!' —John Pilger (1939-2023) speaking to Going Underground in 2020. As China continues to leave the US behind in the dust by just about every metric, expect the coming war on China to intensify further, as the US’ desperate and violent intolerance towards the idea of no longer being the dominant superpower grows by the day.

'There is a WORLD WAR...there is already a war on China🇨🇳. There has been a war of attrition against Russia🇷🇺...breaking up the Russian Federation is a US objective!' —John Pilger (1939-2023) speaking to Going Underground in 2020. As China continues to leave the US behind in the dust by just about every metric, expect the coming war on China to intensify further, as the US’ desperate and violent intolerance towards the idea of no longer being the dominant superpower grows by the day.

Afshin Rattansi

18,659 views • 4 months ago

Prof. Zhang Weiwei: ‘The US🇺🇸 military’s supply of RARE EARTHS from China🇨🇳 is about to be CUT OFF.’ ‘Since sometime last year, China has exercised stricter control over the export of rare earths to the United States. It had to do with the trade war and tech war. And China said: no rare earth for US military and military establishments. The ban is for one year. So during this period of time, there’ll be no rare earth for US military purposes. China now can exercise this kind of control. That’s important.’ —Prof. Zhang Weiwei, Former Translator for Chinese Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping, and Director of Fudan University’s China Institute Watch the full interview below in the replies👇

Prof. Zhang Weiwei: ‘The US🇺🇸 military’s supply of RARE EARTHS from China🇨🇳 is about to be CUT OFF.’ ‘Since sometime last year, China has exercised stricter control over the export of rare earths to the United States. It had to do with the trade war and tech war. And China said: no rare earth for US military and military establishments. The ban is for one year. So during this period of time, there’ll be no rare earth for US military purposes. China now can exercise this kind of control. That’s important.’ —Prof. Zhang Weiwei, Former Translator for Chinese Paramount Leader Deng Xiaoping, and Director of Fudan University’s China Institute Watch the full interview below in the replies👇

Going Underground

14,196 views • 4 months ago

"THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST PREPARE FOR WAR" Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing China for war. What makes me wonder is why the US is not preparing its citizens for a conflict with China. If Xi Jinping says that China is going to war, the question is who will China go to war with. The reasonable thing is that it is Taiwan and indirectly the US that is the enemy. China and North Korea are preparing their citizens for war while the US seems to live in some form of denial. I am convinced that the US is preparing militarily for a conflict. However, you also have to take responsibility for your citizens. What are your thoughts? 📌#China #Taiwan

"THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST PREPARE FOR WAR" Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing China for war. What makes me wonder is why the US is not preparing its citizens for a conflict with China. If Xi Jinping says that China is going to war, the question is who will China go to war with. The reasonable thing is that it is Taiwan and indirectly the US that is the enemy. China and North Korea are preparing their citizens for war while the US seems to live in some form of denial. I am convinced that the US is preparing militarily for a conflict. However, you also have to take responsibility for your citizens. What are your thoughts? 📌#China #Taiwan

Global Strategy

91,558 views • 1 year ago

🚨🇮🇷🇨🇳 IRAN WAR JUST BLEW UP AMERICA’S CHINA WAR PLANS The short war with Iran didn’t just burn through US missiles — it proved America is nowhere near ready for a real fight with China. 🔸 MISSILE STOCKPILES GUTTED: In just the first 40 days, the US fired off huge amounts of its best air defense and attack missiles. 🔸 BASES TURNED INTO EASY TARGETS: US bases in the Middle East got hammered by Iranian drones, missiles, and jets — buildings wrecked, radars destroyed, and troops forced to work from hotels. 🔸 AIR DEFENSES FAILED HARD: Iran knocked out key US radars and ground defenses, showing they can’t protect bases even against a weaker enemy. 🔸 STAND-OFF WEAPONS DIDN’T WORK: US only destroyed about 50% of Iran’s missiles and launchers — they couldn’t stop the attacks completely. China has way more, Western sources reports. 🔸 NO REAL AIR OR SEA CONTROL: US planes still faced risks and Navy ships had to stay far away. Their blockade let many Iranian ships through. 🔸 DRONE PROBLEM EXPOSED: Iran beat the US in drone use (air and sea). America is far behind, while China is the world leader — no “hellscape” for Chinese forces. America’s whole Pacific strategy relies on these same bases, carriers, and long-range strikes… and they just failed against Iran. Do you think the U.S. stands a chance in a great power war against China?

🚨🇮🇷🇨🇳 IRAN WAR JUST BLEW UP AMERICA’S CHINA WAR PLANS The short war with Iran didn’t just burn through US missiles — it proved America is nowhere near ready for a real fight with China. 🔸 MISSILE STOCKPILES GUTTED: In just the first 40 days, the US fired off huge amounts of its best air defense and attack missiles. 🔸 BASES TURNED INTO EASY TARGETS: US bases in the Middle East got hammered by Iranian drones, missiles, and jets — buildings wrecked, radars destroyed, and troops forced to work from hotels. 🔸 AIR DEFENSES FAILED HARD: Iran knocked out key US radars and ground defenses, showing they can’t protect bases even against a weaker enemy. 🔸 STAND-OFF WEAPONS DIDN’T WORK: US only destroyed about 50% of Iran’s missiles and launchers — they couldn’t stop the attacks completely. China has way more, Western sources reports. 🔸 NO REAL AIR OR SEA CONTROL: US planes still faced risks and Navy ships had to stay far away. Their blockade let many Iranian ships through. 🔸 DRONE PROBLEM EXPOSED: Iran beat the US in drone use (air and sea). America is far behind, while China is the world leader — no “hellscape” for Chinese forces. America’s whole Pacific strategy relies on these same bases, carriers, and long-range strikes… and they just failed against Iran. Do you think the U.S. stands a chance in a great power war against China?

NewRulesGeopolitics

15,344 views • 4 months ago

🇺🇸 America’s war with Iran may have taken a much bigger toll on US military capabilities than it first appeared According to The New York Times, the long-range missiles and air-defence systems used during the Iran campaign were among Washington’s key assets for any potential conflict with Russia or China. The newspaper argues that a prolonged war could make Moscow and Beijing more confident — whether in considering a direct confrontation with the United States or more limited moves, such as an invasion of Taiwan or an attack on a NATO country. Both Russia and China have long been closely tracking US weapons stockpiles. Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at CSIS, warned that US adversaries could decide to act deliberately at a time of their choosing because it may take Washington years to rebuild its forces. While America fights on one front, Moscow and Beijing are already counting how many missiles it has left for the next one.

🇺🇸 America’s war with Iran may have taken a much bigger toll on US military capabilities than it first appeared According to The New York Times, the long-range missiles and air-defence systems used during the Iran campaign were among Washington’s key assets for any potential conflict with Russia or China. The newspaper argues that a prolonged war could make Moscow and Beijing more confident — whether in considering a direct confrontation with the United States or more limited moves, such as an invasion of Taiwan or an attack on a NATO country. Both Russia and China have long been closely tracking US weapons stockpiles. Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at CSIS, warned that US adversaries could decide to act deliberately at a time of their choosing because it may take Washington years to rebuild its forces. While America fights on one front, Moscow and Beijing are already counting how many missiles it has left for the next one.

NEXTA

66,985 views • 1 month ago

More American🇺🇸 delusion from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: ‘Attacks from Iran have closed the Strait, and we are reopening it. I would urge China🇨🇳 to join us in supporting this international operation.’ The US openly admits it is trying to choke off China’s oil supply through the war on Iran, is sanctioning Chinese companies for buying Iranian oil… And now wants China to take Washington’s side. Imperial hubris evolves into imperial stupidity. If the US wants any help in convincing Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, maybe sanctioning Chinese companies and openly declaring economic war on Beijing was not the best idea?

More American🇺🇸 delusion from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: ‘Attacks from Iran have closed the Strait, and we are reopening it. I would urge China🇨🇳 to join us in supporting this international operation.’ The US openly admits it is trying to choke off China’s oil supply through the war on Iran, is sanctioning Chinese companies for buying Iranian oil… And now wants China to take Washington’s side. Imperial hubris evolves into imperial stupidity. If the US wants any help in convincing Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz, maybe sanctioning Chinese companies and openly declaring economic war on Beijing was not the best idea?

Afshin Rattansi

37,029 views • 4 months ago

🇺🇸🇨🇳US senators admit US wars on Venezuela and Iran are proxy wars on China itself. Senator Tim Sheehy repeats all the verified lies used to justify these wars while also admitting the real reason was to "take them off the table" as China's "most vital jugular veins" ahead of targeting China itself. Senator Elissa "Chinese Cars Are Coming to Get Us" Slotkin applauds US willingness to use military aggression to threaten the world (even at the cost of having lied to voters saying they wouldn't) but complains none of this is still enough regarding China. She claims the US "gave on Taiwan," but this is simply the same false agreements the US has made for decades regarding its "one China" policy while in practice undermining it. Of course the ongoing US proxy war on Russia is also part of this.

🇺🇸🇨🇳US senators admit US wars on Venezuela and Iran are proxy wars on China itself. Senator Tim Sheehy repeats all the verified lies used to justify these wars while also admitting the real reason was to "take them off the table" as China's "most vital jugular veins" ahead of targeting China itself. Senator Elissa "Chinese Cars Are Coming to Get Us" Slotkin applauds US willingness to use military aggression to threaten the world (even at the cost of having lied to voters saying they wouldn't) but complains none of this is still enough regarding China. She claims the US "gave on Taiwan," but this is simply the same false agreements the US has made for decades regarding its "one China" policy while in practice undermining it. Of course the ongoing US proxy war on Russia is also part of this.

Brian Berletic

38,323 views • 3 months ago

🇺🇸🇨🇳 What China's Long March 10B successful launch/recovery means within US plans to encircle, contain, & confront China... ▪️One of the US' remaining advantages is its ability to launch more payload to orbit each year than China and Russia combined - allowing it to not only build larger constellations of satellites like Starlink and its fully militarized version, Starshield faster, but in the event of orbital warfare (anti-satellite operations) the US could replace their own faster than China and Russia can even deploy them in the first place; ▪️When China ramps up its actual launch cadence with launch reusability, it will be able to at least match, if not surpass the US; ▪️This will benefit China and its allies like Russia tremendously with both larger and more capable constellations than the US, as well as the ability to eliminate US satellites and replace their own at a higher rate; ▪️That means there is now another rapidly closing window the US has to exploit before this transition takes place, and this advantage is neutralized; ▪️The only question now is how long will it take for China to catch up, and what will the US try to do in the interim to exploit its current advantage before it no longer exists? ▪️The likely window closes around 2030 - another reason the US keeps projecting "war" with China - because 2030 is the point of no return, not just for space, but AI and whatever other advantages the US still has; ▪️For people wondering why China isn't going to war with the US over Palestine or Iran or wherever else, it is likely because Beijing tracks China's rise as inevitable, UNLESS, it does something like step into a war the US wants to fight with China sooner rather than later...

🇺🇸🇨🇳 What China's Long March 10B successful launch/recovery means within US plans to encircle, contain, & confront China... ▪️One of the US' remaining advantages is its ability to launch more payload to orbit each year than China and Russia combined - allowing it to not only build larger constellations of satellites like Starlink and its fully militarized version, Starshield faster, but in the event of orbital warfare (anti-satellite operations) the US could replace their own faster than China and Russia can even deploy them in the first place; ▪️When China ramps up its actual launch cadence with launch reusability, it will be able to at least match, if not surpass the US; ▪️This will benefit China and its allies like Russia tremendously with both larger and more capable constellations than the US, as well as the ability to eliminate US satellites and replace their own at a higher rate; ▪️That means there is now another rapidly closing window the US has to exploit before this transition takes place, and this advantage is neutralized; ▪️The only question now is how long will it take for China to catch up, and what will the US try to do in the interim to exploit its current advantage before it no longer exists? ▪️The likely window closes around 2030 - another reason the US keeps projecting "war" with China - because 2030 is the point of no return, not just for space, but AI and whatever other advantages the US still has; ▪️For people wondering why China isn't going to war with the US over Palestine or Iran or wherever else, it is likely because Beijing tracks China's rise as inevitable, UNLESS, it does something like step into a war the US wants to fight with China sooner rather than later...

Brian Berletic

103,132 views • 2 months ago

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Since Feb 28, Iran has launched nearly 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 drones at targets across the Gulf. That’s forced the US and Gulf states to burn through ~2,400 Patriot interceptors basically wiping out a huge chunk of their pre-war stockpiles. On top of that, America is also rapidly using up high-end missiles like Tomahawks and JASSMs, the exact weapons the Pentagon wants to keep for a potential fight with China. In just a few weeks, the US has burned through years’ worth of expensive munitions that are very hard (and slow) to replace. Allies are already getting nervous that this Middle East war is draining America’s ability to support Ukraine and deter China at the same time. The arsenal isn’t infinite, and the meter is running fast. Source: Bloomberg

🇮🇷🇺🇸 Since Feb 28, Iran has launched nearly 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 drones at targets across the Gulf. That’s forced the US and Gulf states to burn through ~2,400 Patriot interceptors basically wiping out a huge chunk of their pre-war stockpiles. On top of that, America is also rapidly using up high-end missiles like Tomahawks and JASSMs, the exact weapons the Pentagon wants to keep for a potential fight with China. In just a few weeks, the US has burned through years’ worth of expensive munitions that are very hard (and slow) to replace. Allies are already getting nervous that this Middle East war is draining America’s ability to support Ukraine and deter China at the same time. The arsenal isn’t infinite, and the meter is running fast. Source: Bloomberg

Mario Nawfal

246,554 views • 5 months ago