The interceptor crisis behind the Iran war pause — and the risk to Israel
Pentagon warnings over dwindling Patriot and THAAD stocks have exposed a deeper Western production crisis; former Israeli general Eran Ortal explains how interception policy may change and why Israel could also feel the impact
By Ron Crissy, YNet Global News
With the war against Iran now effectively on hold, partly amid Pentagon warnings over dwindling interceptor stocks, the West is being forced to confront a problem it largely ignored for decades.
Israel could also be affected, despite its substantial domestic production capacity.
The central concern involves expensive Patriot and THAAD interceptors, which have been used extensively against ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones that often cost only a fraction of the weapons fired to destroy them
