The U.S. Missile Stockpile Is Dangerously Low

美国导弹储备量已危险地低至临界点。

The Daily

2026-08-11

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As the fighting with Iran has dragged on, American forces have been burning through their weapons, creating a shortage of munitions that is leaving the United States and its allies in the region much more vulnerable. Today, Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, explains why Washington is running out of key missiles so quickly, and how the munitions shortage might affect the safety of U.S. troops and the Trump administration’s efforts to end the war. Guest: Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times. Background reading: The war in Iran has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. Photo: Martin Divisek/EPA, via Shutterstock For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.  Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • This is The Daily.

  • Dire warning coming from some of the nation's top military commanders.

  • What is happening with these defensive weapons?

  • As the fighting with Iran has dragged on and on, American forces have been burning through their weapons.

  • Estimates show the U.S.

  • Has used more than half of its stockpile.

  • For some weapons systems in the conflict with Iran.

  • Creating a shortage of munitions that's leaving the United States and its allies in the region much more vulnerable.

  • I have real concerns about our defense industrial base,

  • and God forbid we find ourselves in a lengthy, serious war and our ability to produce what we need.

  • Today, my colleague Eric Schmidt explains why we're running out of key missiles

  • so quickly and how that could impact the safety of U.S.

  • Troops and the Trump administration's efforts to end the war.

  • It's Tuesday, August 11th.