It is becoming clear that the real reason is 3): The U.S. supply of long-range missiles is running low. Consider these points:AdvertisementRemember when we first heard of the possibility the U.S. might be running low on missiles? Maybe it was all a bluff because he was running low on missiles. (Note that when Trump and other administration officials say we have plenty of missiles, technically they’re not necessarily lying.) So maybe Trump agreed to what we thought was a horrible MOU to stall for a while (until after the midterms?)