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Iran war drives multi-year missile defense gap
The war in Iran has exacerbated a shortage of missile-defense weaponry that is likely to plague the U.S. and its partners — from Ukraine to Taiwan — for years to come. Why it matters: The conflict is draining weapons stockpiles far faster than American factories can replace them, leaving the Pentagon and its allies scrambling to ramp up production and find cheaper alternatives. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote to President Trump this week urgently requesting interceptors to knock do…
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