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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/27/iran-war-tomahawk-missiles/

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>The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials and prompted internal discussions about how to make more available, said people familiar with the matter. The missiles, which can be launched from Navy surface warships and submarines, have been a staple of U.S. military attacks since they were first used in combat in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. But only a few hundred are manufactured each year, meaning the global supply is limited. The Pentagon does not publicly disclose how many missiles are in its inventory at any one time.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/27/iran-war-tomahawk-missiles/ From the post: >>The U.S. military has fired more than 850 Tomahawk cruise missiles in four weeks of war with Iran, burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials and prompted internal discussions about how to make more available, said people familiar with the matter. The missiles, which can be launched from Navy surface warships and submarines, have been a staple of U.S. military attacks since they were first used in combat in 1991 during the Persian Gulf War. But only a few hundred are manufactured each year, meaning the global supply is limited. The Pentagon does not publicly disclose how many missiles are in its inventory at any one time.

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They are firing off the "old stock". Need to keep those war contracts stable and what better way to do it than exhaust the old stock?

Now you can buy the "improved" version for 50% more cost. Need to re-stock the war chest.

This might sound stupid but the old stuff has a expiration date. They have to be refurbed for various reasons, the software is outdated, the warhead is more likely to be a dud, War is a product line.

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You are absolutely correct about how it works.

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Sure just like medicine has an expiration. Hint: it doesn’t. It just gets weaker with time. Not working and it’s old, take 2. This is seriously shat my 70 yr old go told me in 1978.

He likely never got to see the grift of big pharma

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To be fair, solid state fuel and explosives get highly unstable over time. (Don't give me that shit of if they are stored right blah, blah, blah). Liquid fuel systems rely on proper seals and maintenance as well. Without that they leak and become very dangerous. Do you really think the gov is properly storing most of this shit?

I worked in gov for far too long. That is NOT being stored properly in at least 2/3 of places. Things that go boom and light up the sky will stay stable for a while but without maintenance its going to become unusable and/or very unstable.

We are better than most of the world but we are not without flaws too.

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I can see that since most of the people I see in our military are fucking niggers and assorted shitskin mutts.

And they can’t even change their own oil… So yeah I see your point.