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US has too few interceptors to deter war with China, experts say
['Patrick Tucker', 'Science', 'Technology Editor']
Defense One - All Content
It's the latest in a series of warnings from experts and commanders highlighting a critical gap.
But the ongoing war with Iran has exposed those efforts as insufficient, experts say.
In January, the White House cut a deal with Lockheed Martin intended to triple annual production of PAC-3 missiles to 2,000.
The report says the Pentagon currently has “less than 10 percent" of the PAC-3 MSE, THAAD, SM-6, and SM-3 interceptors "required to deter or, if necessary, prevail, in a protracted, high-intensity conflict with China.”
But Ukraine has gotten further with President Donald Trump than it did with his predecessor, Zelenskyy said in May: “I started this conversation with President Biden and I will continue with President Trump.