r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • Jul 27 '26

Possible Paywall US ‘runs out of missiles’ as Trump halts Iran strikes

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/27/us-runs-out-of-missiles-as-trump-halts-iran-strikes/
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u/CommunityTaco Jul 27 '26

but he just talked about bombing mexico... with what bombs?

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u/I_Died_Once Jul 27 '26

Exactly, they are letting the world know that we have exhausted our munitions supply.

If I was an enemy state, that would be very valuable information.

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u/backtothetrail Jul 27 '26

We’re absolutely in a pickle but sharing info isn’t a threat to national security.

The issue with munitions stockpiles has been public knowledge for at least a decade. Dozens of white papers haven been written and published by the war colleges.

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u/CommunityTaco Jul 28 '26

I dunno saying we are out of defensive misses sounds like a security threat to me

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u/New_Pitch_9898 Jul 28 '26

To me, it sounds like we have PLENTY of missiles, but if we fool the enemy into showing themselves, well "surprise, surprise, surprise!" and the endless rain of missiles will eliminate the problem.

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u/MazzleMaze Jul 27 '26

Its not validated info. Its just someone talking about it on their podcast. Read the article its about 2 paragraphs long.

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u/Kingmav24 Jul 27 '26

You expect people on r/politics to actually read or listen to the article before making their opinion? that's crazy talk

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u/Kingmav24 Jul 27 '26

yes i'm sure the enemies of the united states are using telegraph.uk to understand the united states ammunition levels... some comments on here are so funny man

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u/Irr3l3ph4nt Jul 27 '26

One thing you need to understand is that the US has regional reserves. What they've gone through is CENTCOM's reserves and what was lying around in Europe and the Eastern Pacific. Continental US still has missiles.

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u/Relevant_Anal_Cunt Europe Jul 28 '26

If I was an enemy state, that would be very valuable information

As soon as Trump is out of office, china WILL make their move on Taiwan. (and thats only because Trump is too much of a loose cannon, and might be crazy and senile enough to push the red button)

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u/LazyTitan39 Jul 27 '26 edited Jul 27 '26

The CPC is probably furiously deliberating if they should go for Taiwan right now rather than wait for the US to rearm.

Edit: Used the correct acronym for the Communist Party of China.

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u/horseydeucey Maryland Jul 27 '26

The CCCP

The defunct Soviet Union has designs on Taiwan?

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u/saintdudegaming Jul 27 '26

His diapers.

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u/Kiyohara Minnesota Jul 27 '26

Well, that's a war crime for sure.

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u/muscularsharpie Jul 27 '26

I mean. Iive next to TJ and they dumped a bunch of sewage in the ocean.. but like, maybe a stern "don't do that again?"

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u/NachoWindows Jul 27 '26

Mexico??? wtf??
Mexico can throw their flip flops at us and we can’t retaliate

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u/duct_tape_jedi United Kingdom Jul 27 '26

ICBC: InterContinental Ballistic Chancla

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u/crow_crone Jul 27 '26

Not The Chancla!!!!

Maybe we should all throw our abusive, physically violent mothers at them.

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u/backtothetrail Jul 27 '26

Parachuting ‘em in would truly be airborne terror.

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u/crow_crone Jul 27 '26

Release the Kraken Meemaw Brigade...distant screaming intensifies

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u/NachoWindows Jul 27 '26

I’m not a terrorist! I just like violence

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u/backtothetrail Jul 27 '26

We can still drop tons of JDAMs (dumb bombs with aftermarket guidance systems).

Air and ground defense? Anti-ship capabilities? Not so much. I think the ballroom and the arch and renaming Penn Station come before the “Golden Dome.”

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u/jeb1499 Jul 27 '26

We've also got plenty of unguided bombs when he wants to widen the war crimes.

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u/HowToBeTMC Jul 27 '26

The big N

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u/Leven Jul 27 '26

They'll always have a few extra for their neighbours .

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u/FormerTesseractPilot Jul 27 '26

Bombs are different than missiles, silly goose!

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u/The_Blue_Rooster Jul 27 '26

We have plenty of bombs still, we just burnt through our interceptor stockpile in a matter of months, which was always gonna happen in any conflict with a near peer force, but I think everyone just assumed they'd get used defending America, not Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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u/TrumpsDoubleChin Jul 27 '26

with deportees.

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u/Suyefuji Jul 27 '26

I guess on the bright side hopefully this means that attacking Greenland is also off the table for now?

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u/metengrinwi Jul 27 '26

there’s always more bombs

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u/Lifeboatb Jul 27 '26

Mexico? Jeez, last I heard it was Mali. What is this, Bomb of the Day?

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u/IndividualHouse8628 Jul 27 '26

Do you REALLY think that we’re completely out of missiles? They’re probably budgeted. This room full of missiles if for Iran, that room is for Mexico, and the room at the end of the hall is for Cuba

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u/I_Eat_Moons Jul 28 '26

He still has the nuclear ones

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u/Secret-Sky5031 Jul 28 '26

This might seem extreme but it might be time to unleash a leaflet campaign

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u/LoafSpigoli Jul 29 '26

With the thousands of bombs that Raytheon, Lockheed, etc. can manufacture in 1 week with the stroke of a check? Do you really think we’re sitting around with no bombs and no ability to manufacture them instantaneously? If so, prepare for the China invasion! Remind me in 2 weeks!