Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump admin.
Politics Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump administration By Jennifer Jacobs Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News. And it's raising broader concerns about America's readiness for a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific. The dwindling stockpiles of defensive interceptors and long-range missiles have become a pressure point for top military and civilian leaders who are weighing the demands of the war with Iran against maintaining readiness to deter other adversaries, including China.
- ▪Politics Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump administration By Jennifer Jacobs Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News.
- ▪And it's raising broader concerns about America's readiness for a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific.
- ▪The dwindling stockpiles of defensive interceptors and long-range missiles have become a pressure point for top military and civilian leaders who are weighing the demands of the war with Iran against maintaining readiness to deter other adv
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Politics Rapid pace of interceptor and precision-guided weapons use worries Trump administration By Jennifer Jacobs Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News. Read Full Bio Jennifer Jacobs Updated on: July 23, 2026 / 8:47 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The rapid pace at which the U.S. is expending some of its most advanced air-defense interceptors and precision-guided weapons in the Middle East is a point of great tension inside the Trump administration as President Trump's war with Iran ratchets up again, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials familiar with internal assessments. And it's raising broader concerns about America's readiness for a potential conflict in the Indo-Pacific.
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