U.S.-Iran Conflict Leaves Europe’s Patriot Missile Stocks Low

According to Jin10, U.S. and NATO forces in Europe are facing a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles after the United States transferred some of the systems deployed in Europe to the Middle East to counter Iranian drone and missile attacks. U.S. defense officials said on the 27th that U.S. forces in Europe absolutely do not have enough Patriot interceptors to withstand a possible sustained ballistic missile attack, and that their ability to defend against a single ballistic missile strike is very limited. A NATO official also said U.S. and NATO forces in Europe are both facing a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles.