US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war

The U.S. Army has burned through much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during the five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, raising concerns about readiness for future conflicts.

The weapons are principally the Army's surface-to-surface systems, ATACMS and the newer Precision Strike Missiles, and two of the sources said the U.S. has used virtually all of them. At more than $1 million each, the munitions let commanders strike accurately from a safe distance. The drawdown means Trump may have to lean on riskier piloted bombing missions if he relaunches large-scale attacks.

Defensive stocks are thinning too. A recent CSIS report estimated roughly 65% of Patriot interceptors were expended between February and July, with THAAD inventories at least 38% below prewar levels, figures two sources said match internal U.S. data. One source said the U.S. also spent a little less than half its global Tomahawk supply.

The White House when asked for comment pushed back, with a statement from Trump saying the U.S. has far more munitions than anyone in the world and that defense firms are producing at record levels. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said the military has everything it needs to execute at the president's choosing.