Rebuilding US arsenal could ‘take years’ after Iran war | US-Israel War on Iran News

Restocking the U.S. stockpile of dangerous weapons takes two years, according to a CSIS report.

The United States has enough weapons for any reasonable scenario in a war with Iran, but rebuilding its depleted arsenal “will take years”, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Recovering stockpiles of four of the most dangerous weapons used by the US military within about 40 days of combat. fighting Israel against Iran it could take two years – and sometimes more than three – the Washington-based think tank said on Wednesday.

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While U.S. officials have publicly expressed confidence in the stockpile of weapons, experts have said that the shortage of weapons could increase Washington’s calculations if it resumes war on Iran.

“The campaign against Iran and its proxies — and, for Patriot interceptors, aid to Ukraine — has exacerbated the problem,” the CSIS report said.

“Along with the recovery of its stocks, the United States must also meet the demands of its allies.”

Its findings last month said the four major weapons that had been eliminated in more than half of their wartime units included the Land Attack Missile (TLAM), the Terminal High Altitude Area Defenses (THAAD), Patriot missiles, and the SM-3 and SM-6 surface-to-air missiles.

The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) will take several months to a year to replace, CSIS said. Pre-war PrSM records were limited because the system had just started production, while JASSM, although it was used extensively in the Iran war, will see a large yield from the latest products, it added.

“Decisions about how to allocate new resources have already caused friction, and this friction will continue over the next few years as demand continues to grow,” the report warned.

The main problem is not money but production time, limited production capacity and long lead times, while CSIS notes that procurement levels were already too low for many systems, delaying efforts to replace them despite recent increases in defense spending.

“There will be a risk for several years until reserves return to their previous levels and several years before they reach the levels that war planners want,” CSIS said.

‘Strategic Inventory shock’

US military experience in recent conflicts could still help protect China during its recovery, it added.

Visible evidence of the disarmament has emerged in recent weeks.

The Washington Post revealed earlier this month that the US used its advanced anti-missile defenses to protect Israel more than Israel during the 40-day war on Iran.

The US Navy last week suspended a $14bn arms sale to Taiwan that Congress approved but President Donald Trump must sign. The secretary of the army has said that it needs the weapons of the Iranian army.

Omar Ashour, professor of defense and military studies at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies in Qatar, he told Al Jazeera that while the Iran war did not affect the US military, it did burn some of the most important and valuable weapons.

“It’s not fatigue-wise, it’s just shock if you will, because this reduction will affect other (military) theaters,” Ashour said.

CSIS said last month that although the US has enough missiles to continue fighting Iran, the risk “will continue for many years, in future wars”.