Debt Rattle April 22 2026

[Doc Robinson]

Article in The Hill says that during the past 7 weeks, the US military used up almost half of its Patriot missiles, and more than half of its THAADs, and almost half of its Precision Strike Missiles.

To rebuild the stockpiles to former levels, it will take 1 to 4 years, if no more of the remaining missiles are fired.

“The U.S. fired almost 50 percent of its Patriot missile stockpile; more than half of Terminal High Altitude Area Defenses (THAADs), which are used to protect against short, medium and intermediate-range missiles; and over 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) stockpiles during the air and missile campaign in Iran”

The U.S. military has used up nearly half of its stockpile of Patriot air defense interceptor missiles and heavily expended six other key missile stockpiles during its seven-week strike campaign against Iran, according to a new analysis from the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

The U.S. fired almost 50 percent of its Patriot missile stockpile; more than half of Terminal High Altitude Area Defenses (THAADs), which are used to protect against short, medium and intermediate-range missiles; and over 45 percent of its Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) stockpiles during the air and missile campaign in Iran, CSIS said in its Tuesday report.

Rebuilding the stockpiles of the missiles, including Tomahawks and JASSMs, precision-guided cruise missiles, to pre-Operation Epic Fury levels will take one to four years and these munitions will be critical for a potential conflict in the Western Pacific, according to CSIS.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5842118-patriot-thaad-prsm-expenditure-iran/

[D Benton Smith]

@DrD

So we bombed them into the Stone age, took almost no damage, and WE are supposed to surrender?

Your idea that we took almost no damage could not be further from the truth.

I have personal knowledge to the contrary that would be extremely dangerous to convey without putting about a dozen people who are important to me in significant danger, and you would just doubt it anyway because you are so heavily invested in the belief that the government and system you live for has not betrayed your trust to a level that exceeds your mental and emotional capacity to fathom. I am simply not going to risk them in order to help you.

One side is telling you the truth that might enable you to salvage some portion of your world, and the other side is telling you lies that are likely to cost you everything that you value. You’re just going to have to figure out for yourself which side is which, and a good way to do that is to DOUBT both sides equally as a starting point. Presently you’re not doing that at all and seem to have made your mind up. So be it. The choice is yours, after all.

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