US THAAD arsenal nearly 80% depleted as Iran talks progress: Report

The US military has used up nearly 80% of its interceptors for the THAAD missile defence system, according to several reports.The US military has used nearly 80 per cent of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) interceptors since the start of the war with Iran. Senior military commanders have warned that Pentagon munitions stocks are “dangerously low”.According to a CNN report citing two sources familiar with the latest inventory figures, the US has used nearly four-fifths of its Thaad missile inventory compared with pre-war levels, along with roughly half of its Patriot interceptors. The depletion of the Thaad stockpile has not previously been reported.The center for strategic and international studies estimates that the US had around 2,200 Patriots and 452 Thaad missiles before