US munitions depleted by Iran war will take years to restore, analysis finds

The United States will need at least three years to restore an array of critical weapons systems to prewar levels following its 38-day bombing campaign against Iran, according to the Center for Strategic International Studies. The new analysis, released on Wednesday, warned that depleted inventories have “created a window of vulnerability for a potential Western Pacific conflict. The time needed to rebuild those inventories has thus become a major concern.” However, the authors acknowledged that the U.S. “has enough munitions for any plausible scenario in the Iran war.” U.S. Central Command said more than 12,000 targets were hit during Operation…