# ANALYSIS: CNN’s 80% THAAD Claim Meets a Pentagon Inventory Wall - Author: Maxime Marquette - Publisher: MadMax (https://mad-max.co) - Section: Analysis - Published: 2026-08-10 - Canonical URL: https://mad-max.co/en/article/analysis-cnns-80-thaad-claim-meets-a-pentagon-inventory-wall ## Key takeaways - CNN reported on August 4, 2026 that two anonymous sources put THAAD consumption near 80% of prewar levels, while the White House said stocks were more than sufficient. - CSIS estimated about 452 THAAD missiles before the war, and said rebuilding to prewar levels could take at least three years; no official restoration date was given. - CSIS put modern Patriot variants at roughly 2,200 before the war, and CNN reported roughly half of Patriot interceptors consumed; a count is not a readiness report. - Budget schedules cited about 20 new Patriot missiles per month and the dossier cited about 15 Tomahawks monthly, but production flow cannot be netted against use without stock data. - CNN reported senior commanders called munitions dangerously low, but the administration did not publicly validate this, and Anna Kelly's assurance did not include a numerical table. ## Introduction **On August 4, 2026, CNN reported that two anonymous sources said nearly 80% of U.S. THAAD interceptors had been consumed from prewar levels**. **CNN** supplies the reported account, while **the figure is not a public Pentagon inventory** remains a real boundary. *An anonymous estimate is not a public inventory.* The same material places the claim beside estimates for Patriot and Tomahawk munitions and a White House assurance that supplies remain sufficient. The point is not to flatten the record into one explanation. **competing accounts with different evidentiary weight** remains the element that can be stated firmly. The analysis keeps the claim attributed and refuses to calculate a real stock from numbers that do not provide one. This piece follows the dates, institutions and reservations in the assigned material. **source discipline** comes before a larger verdict. ## CNN’s 80% THAAD report is an attributed estimate ### CNN reported on August 4, 2026 that two anonymous sources put THAAD consumption near 80% is the fact that defines this part of the record **CNN reported on August 4, 2026 that two anonymous sources put THAAD consumption near 80%** is the documented starting point for **CNN’s 80% THAAD report is an attributed estimate**, and **CNN** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CNN reported on August 4, 2026 that two anonymous sources put THAAD consumption near 80% as a dated or attributed detail. CNN reported on August 4, 2026 that two anonymous sources put THAAD consumption near 80% fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply no public inventory is included. The **CNN’s 80% THAAD report is an attributed estimate** question changes once **the White House said stocks were more than sufficient** is kept separate from **the White House said stocks were more than sufficient**. That creates a concrete limit: no public inventory is included. the White House said stocks were more than sufficient does not widen it. That distinction keeps **CNN’s 80% THAAD report is an attributed estimate** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the White House said stocks were more than sufficient sets the next evidentiary boundary **the Pentagon report described by CNN** places **the White House said stocks were more than sufficient** in a specific part of the public record. **the White House said stocks were more than sufficient** is attributed here to **the White House**. the Pentagon report described by CNN has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the Pentagon report described by CNN keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles no public inventory is included. **the public response from Anna Kelly** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the White House said stocks were more than sufficient without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the public response from Anna Kelly does not close the case. *Attribution is part of the number.* ## Patriot figures carry the same warning ### CNN’s account said roughly half of Patriot interceptors had been consumed is the fact that defines this part of the record **CNN’s account said roughly half of Patriot interceptors had been consumed** is the documented starting point for **Patriot figures carry the same warning**, and **CNN** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CNN’s account said roughly half of Patriot interceptors had been consumed as a dated or attributed detail. CNN’s account said roughly half of Patriot interceptors had been consumed fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply availability cannot be read from one estimate. The **Patriot figures carry the same warning** question changes once **the figure was not drawn from a declassified stock list** is kept separate from **the figure was not drawn from a declassified stock list**. That creates a concrete limit: availability cannot be read from one estimate. the figure was not drawn from a declassified stock list does not widen it. That distinction keeps **Patriot figures carry the same warning** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the figure was not drawn from a declassified stock list sets the next evidentiary boundary **the claimed Patriot estimate** places **the figure was not drawn from a declassified stock list** in a specific part of the public record. **the figure was not drawn from a declassified stock list** is attributed here to **the White House**. the claimed Patriot estimate has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the claimed Patriot estimate keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles availability cannot be read from one estimate. **Anna Kelly’s assurance** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the figure was not drawn from a declassified stock list without pretending the file resolves every operational question. Anna Kelly’s assurance does not close the case. *A reported share does not reveal readiness.* ## CSIS supplies a prewar baseline, not a classified registry ### CSIS estimated about 452 THAAD missiles before the war is the fact that defines this part of the record **CSIS estimated about 452 THAAD missiles before the war** is the documented starting point for **CSIS supplies a prewar baseline, not a classified registry**, and **CSIS** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CSIS estimated about 452 THAAD missiles before the war as a dated or attributed detail. CSIS estimated about 452 THAAD missiles before the war fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply the exact present stock is not public. The **CSIS supplies a prewar baseline, not a classified registry** question changes once **the Pentagon did not publish a numerical stock total** is kept separate from **the Pentagon did not publish a numerical stock total**. That creates a concrete limit: the exact present stock is not public. the Pentagon did not publish a numerical stock total does not widen it. That distinction keeps **CSIS supplies a prewar baseline, not a classified registry** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the Pentagon did not publish a numerical stock total sets the next evidentiary boundary **the 452-missile estimate** places **the Pentagon did not publish a numerical stock total** in a specific part of the public record. **the Pentagon did not publish a numerical stock total** is attributed here to **the Pentagon**. the 452-missile estimate has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the 452-missile estimate keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles the exact present stock is not public. **the classified status of inventory** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the Pentagon did not publish a numerical stock total without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the classified status of inventory does not close the case. *A baseline is not a current count.* ## The 2,200 Patriot figure does not describe readiness ### CSIS put modern Patriot variants at roughly 2,200 before the war is the fact that defines this part of the record **CSIS put modern Patriot variants at roughly 2,200 before the war** is the documented starting point for **The 2,200 Patriot figure does not describe readiness**, and **CSIS** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CSIS put modern Patriot variants at roughly 2,200 before the war as a dated or attributed detail. CSIS put modern Patriot variants at roughly 2,200 before the war fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply a count is not a readiness report. The **The 2,200 Patriot figure does not describe readiness** question changes once **a total does not reveal condition or deployment** is kept separate from **a total does not reveal condition or deployment**. That creates a concrete limit: a count is not a readiness report. a total does not reveal condition or deployment does not widen it. That distinction keeps **The 2,200 Patriot figure does not describe readiness** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### a total does not reveal condition or deployment sets the next evidentiary boundary **the 2,200 estimate** places **a total does not reveal condition or deployment** in a specific part of the public record. **a total does not reveal condition or deployment** is attributed here to **the assigned record**. the 2,200 estimate has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the 2,200 estimate keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles a count is not a readiness report. **operational availability** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify a total does not reveal condition or deployment without pretending the file resolves every operational question. operational availability does not close the case. *Volume and availability are different facts.* ## Three years is a CSIS estimate, not a Pentagon calendar ### CSIS said rebuilding THAAD to prewar levels could take at least three years is the fact that defines this part of the record **CSIS said rebuilding THAAD to prewar levels could take at least three years** is the documented starting point for **Three years is a CSIS estimate, not a Pentagon calendar**, and **CSIS** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CSIS said rebuilding THAAD to prewar levels could take at least three years as a dated or attributed detail. CSIS said rebuilding THAAD to prewar levels could take at least three years fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply the end date is not confirmed. The **Three years is a CSIS estimate, not a Pentagon calendar** question changes once **no official date for full restoration is provided** is kept separate from **no official date for full restoration is provided**. That creates a concrete limit: the end date is not confirmed. no official date for full restoration is provided does not widen it. That distinction keeps **Three years is a CSIS estimate, not a Pentagon calendar** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### no official date for full restoration is provided sets the next evidentiary boundary **the estimated three-year period** places **no official date for full restoration is provided** in a specific part of the public record. **no official date for full restoration is provided** is attributed here to **the Pentagon**. the estimated three-year period has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the estimated three-year period keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles the end date is not confirmed. **a formal production timetable** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify no official date for full restoration is provided without pretending the file resolves every operational question. a formal production timetable does not close the case. *An estimate is not a calendar.* ## Twenty Patriot missiles a month is a flow, not a balance ### budget schedules cited about 20 new Patriot missiles per month is the fact that defines this part of the record **budget schedules cited about 20 new Patriot missiles per month** is the documented starting point for **Twenty Patriot missiles a month is a flow, not a balance**, and **the budget schedules** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses budget schedules cited about 20 new Patriot missiles per month as a dated or attributed detail. budget schedules cited about 20 new Patriot missiles per month fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply production cannot be subtracted from use without data. The **Twenty Patriot missiles a month is a flow, not a balance** question changes once **the file does not calculate a net inventory** is kept separate from **the file does not calculate a net inventory**. That creates a concrete limit: production cannot be subtracted from use without data. the file does not calculate a net inventory does not widen it. That distinction keeps **Twenty Patriot missiles a month is a flow, not a balance** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the file does not calculate a net inventory sets the next evidentiary boundary **the monthly production figure** places **the file does not calculate a net inventory** in a specific part of the public record. **the file does not calculate a net inventory** is attributed here to **the assigned dossier**. the monthly production figure has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the monthly production figure keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles production cannot be subtracted from use without data. **the unknown net balance** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the file does not calculate a net inventory without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the unknown net balance does not close the case. *Production flow is not stock balance.* ## Tomahawk production does not settle the reduced stock question ### the dossier cited about 15 new Tomahawks monthly is the fact that defines this part of the record **the dossier cited about 15 new Tomahawks monthly** is the documented starting point for **Tomahawk production does not settle the reduced stock question**, and **the assigned dossier** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses the dossier cited about 15 new Tomahawks monthly as a dated or attributed detail. the dossier cited about 15 new Tomahawks monthly fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply no replenishment date appears. The **Tomahawk production does not settle the reduced stock question** question changes once **the reported stock reduction was near half** is kept separate from **the reported stock reduction was near half**. That creates a concrete limit: no replenishment date appears. the reported stock reduction was near half does not widen it. That distinction keeps **Tomahawk production does not settle the reduced stock question** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the reported stock reduction was near half sets the next evidentiary boundary **the monthly Tomahawk output** places **the reported stock reduction was near half** in a specific part of the public record. **the reported stock reduction was near half** is attributed here to **CNN**. the monthly Tomahawk output has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the monthly Tomahawk output keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles no replenishment date appears. **the reduced-stock claim** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the reported stock reduction was near half without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the reduced-stock claim does not close the case. *A factory rhythm does not state a reserve.* ## April’s 30% Tomahawk account gives a rate marker ### CNN had reported near 30% consumption in the conflict’s early phase by April 2026 is the fact that defines this part of the record **CNN had reported near 30% consumption in the conflict’s early phase by April 2026** is the documented starting point for **April’s 30% Tomahawk account gives a rate marker**, and **CNN** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CNN had reported near 30% consumption in the conflict’s early phase by April 2026 as a dated or attributed detail. CNN had reported near 30% consumption in the conflict’s early phase by April 2026 fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply one point in time is not a trajectory. The **April’s 30% Tomahawk account gives a rate marker** question changes once **the future consumption rate was not announced** is kept separate from **the future consumption rate was not announced**. That creates a concrete limit: one point in time is not a trajectory. the future consumption rate was not announced does not widen it. That distinction keeps **April’s 30% Tomahawk account gives a rate marker** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the future consumption rate was not announced sets the next evidentiary boundary **the April report** places **the future consumption rate was not announced** in a specific part of the public record. **the future consumption rate was not announced** is attributed here to **the assigned record**. the April report has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the April report keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles one point in time is not a trajectory. **a forecast of later use** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the future consumption rate was not announced without pretending the file resolves every operational question. a forecast of later use does not close the case. *A past rate does not schedule the future.* ## “Dangerously low” remains a reported warning ### CNN said senior commanders had described munitions as dangerously low is the fact that defines this part of the record **CNN said senior commanders had described munitions as dangerously low** is the documented starting point for **“Dangerously low” remains a reported warning**, and **CNN** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CNN said senior commanders had described munitions as dangerously low as a dated or attributed detail. CNN said senior commanders had described munitions as dangerously low fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply the administration did not publicly validate it. The **“Dangerously low” remains a reported warning** question changes once **the account rests on unnamed sources** is kept separate from **the account rests on unnamed sources**. That creates a concrete limit: the administration did not publicly validate it. the account rests on unnamed sources does not widen it. That distinction keeps **“Dangerously low” remains a reported warning** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the account rests on unnamed sources sets the next evidentiary boundary **the reported warning** places **the account rests on unnamed sources** in a specific part of the public record. **the account rests on unnamed sources** is attributed here to **the White House**. the reported warning has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the reported warning keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles the administration did not publicly validate it. **the lack of named sourcing** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the account rests on unnamed sources without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the lack of named sourcing does not close the case. *A warning remains attributed when names are absent.* ## Anna Kelly’s statement addresses goals, not a published count ### Anna Kelly said the military had more than enough munitions and stockpiles for Trump’s strategic goals is the fact that defines this part of the record **Anna Kelly said the military had more than enough munitions and stockpiles for Trump’s strategic goals** is the documented starting point for **Anna Kelly’s statement addresses goals, not a published count**, and **the White House** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses Anna Kelly said the military had more than enough munitions and stockpiles for Trump’s strategic goals as a dated or attributed detail. Anna Kelly said the military had more than enough munitions and stockpiles for Trump’s strategic goals fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply the disagreement cannot be arithmetic without data. The **Anna Kelly’s statement addresses goals, not a published count** question changes once **her public assurance did not include a numerical table** is kept separate from **her public assurance did not include a numerical table**. That creates a concrete limit: the disagreement cannot be arithmetic without data. her public assurance did not include a numerical table does not widen it. That distinction keeps **Anna Kelly’s statement addresses goals, not a published count** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### her public assurance did not include a numerical table sets the next evidentiary boundary **the White House statement** places **her public assurance did not include a numerical table** in a specific part of the public record. **her public assurance did not include a numerical table** is attributed here to **CNN**. the White House statement has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the White House statement keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles the disagreement cannot be arithmetic without data. **the absent numerical table** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify her public assurance did not include a numerical table without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the absent numerical table does not close the case. *An assurance is not a table.* ## A rocket-motor agreement is not a completed factory result ### an agreement during the week of August 4 aimed to increase Patriot and THAAD rocket-motor production is the fact that defines this part of the record **an agreement during the week of August 4 aimed to increase Patriot and THAAD rocket-motor production** is the documented starting point for **A rocket-motor agreement is not a completed factory result**, and **the Pentagon** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses an agreement during the week of August 4 aimed to increase Patriot and THAAD rocket-motor production as a dated or attributed detail. an agreement during the week of August 4 aimed to increase Patriot and THAAD rocket-motor production fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply an agreement does not prove output. The **A rocket-motor agreement is not a completed factory result** question changes once **the Pentagon did not specify a schedule in the file** is kept separate from **the Pentagon did not specify a schedule in the file**. That creates a concrete limit: an agreement does not prove output. the Pentagon did not specify a schedule in the file does not widen it. That distinction keeps **A rocket-motor agreement is not a completed factory result** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the Pentagon did not specify a schedule in the file sets the next evidentiary boundary **the industrial agreement** places **the Pentagon did not specify a schedule in the file** in a specific part of the public record. **the Pentagon did not specify a schedule in the file** is attributed here to **the assigned dossier**. the industrial agreement has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the industrial agreement keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles an agreement does not prove output. **the missing schedule** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the Pentagon did not specify a schedule in the file without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the missing schedule does not close the case. *An agreement is not an output report.* ## Long-range weapons reports lack the itemized detail ### the Army was reported to have used nearly all its high-precision long-range air-defense weapons is the fact that defines this part of the record **the Army was reported to have used nearly all its high-precision long-range air-defense weapons** is the documented starting point for **Long-range weapons reports lack the itemized detail**, and **CNN** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses the Army was reported to have used nearly all its high-precision long-range air-defense weapons as a dated or attributed detail. the Army was reported to have used nearly all its high-precision long-range air-defense weapons fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply the material cannot establish a precise category total. The **Long-range weapons reports lack the itemized detail** question changes once **the exact equipment was not detailed** is kept separate from **the exact equipment was not detailed**. That creates a concrete limit: the material cannot establish a precise category total. the exact equipment was not detailed does not widen it. That distinction keeps **Long-range weapons reports lack the itemized detail** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### the exact equipment was not detailed sets the next evidentiary boundary **the reported use level** places **the exact equipment was not detailed** in a specific part of the public record. **the exact equipment was not detailed** is attributed here to **the assigned dossier**. the reported use level has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the reported use level keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles the material cannot establish a precise category total. **the unnamed equipment** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify the exact equipment was not detailed without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the unnamed equipment does not close the case. *A broad claim needs an itemized record.* ## The public record ends with competing accounts ### CNN’s anonymous reporting, CSIS estimates and White House assurances coexist is the fact that defines this part of the record **CNN’s anonymous reporting, CSIS estimates and White House assurances coexist** is the documented starting point for **The public record ends with competing accounts**, and **CNN** is the source named in the assigned record. The detail matters because the assigned material uses CNN’s anonymous reporting, CSIS estimates and White House assurances coexist as a dated or attributed detail. CNN’s anonymous reporting, CSIS estimates and White House assurances coexist fixes the starting point. The record supports this bounded reading; it does not supply the central evidence remains closed. The **The public record ends with competing accounts** question changes once **none replaces a published classified inventory** is kept separate from **none replaces a published classified inventory**. That creates a concrete limit: the central evidence remains closed. none replaces a published classified inventory does not widen it. That distinction keeps **The public record ends with competing accounts** attached to published material rather than to a conclusion the material never makes. ### none replaces a published classified inventory sets the next evidentiary boundary **the competing accounts** places **none replaces a published classified inventory** in a specific part of the public record. **none replaces a published classified inventory** is attributed here to **the Pentagon**. the competing accounts has to remain attached to the source that supplies it the competing accounts keeps the attribution visible. No published detail in this file settles the central evidence remains closed. **the unavailable inventory** therefore has to be read as **a reported or documented element** rather than as **a final settled finding**. The reader can identify none replaces a published classified inventory without pretending the file resolves every operational question. the unavailable inventory does not close the case. *The public argument lacks the public ledger.* ## Conclusion **CNN reported high consumption estimates while the White House publicly said the United States held sufficient munitions for strategic goals**. That is the firm conclusion the assigned sources allow, and it matters because the gap affects how the public judges both production and preparedness. *Defense also depends on transparent accounting.* The assigned material does not disclose the classified data that would decide between a near-80% drawdown and the government’s assurance. **an inventory that remains nonpublic** is not a license to claim more. The missing table is the point. **By Maxime Marquette, columnist** ## Columnist's transparency note ### Editorial stance I am not a journalist but a **columnist and analyst**. My expertise lies in observing and analysing the geopolitical, economic and strategic dynamics that shape our world. My work is to take political strategies apart, to understand global economic movements, to put the decisions of international actors in context and to offer analytical perspectives on the changes that are redefining our societies. I do not claim the cold objectivity of traditional journalism, which stops at reporting facts. **I claim analytical clarity**, rigorous interpretation and a deep understanding of the complex issues that concern us all. My role is to give meaning to the facts, to place them in their historical and strategic context, and to offer a critical reading of events. ### Method and sources This text keeps the basic distinction between **verified facts and interpretive analysis**. The rule never changes: a factual claim is published only when a verifiable source supports it, and the sources this article actually used are listed under **Sources**, never here. **Primary source families** used by the publication, when the story has them: official statements from governments and international institutions, public statements by political leaders, reports from intergovernmental organisations, dispatches from recognised international news agencies. **Secondary source families**: specialised publications, internationally recognised news media, analyses from established research institutions, reports from industry organisations. When an article cites statistical, economic or geopolitical data, it comes from the institutions that produce it (intergovernmental organisations, central banks, national statistics offices), and the exact institution is named under **Sources**. ### Nature of the analysis The analyses, interpretations and perspectives in the analytical sections of this article are a **critical, contextual synthesis** based on the information available, the trends observed and the expert comments cited in the sources consulted. My role is to interpret these facts, to set them in the context of today's geopolitical and economic dynamics, and to give them a coherent meaning within the larger story of the changes shaping our time. These analyses reflect expertise built through continuous observation of international affairs and an understanding of the strategic mechanisms that drive global actors. This article describes a documented state of affairs on its publication date, not a prediction: later developments may shift its outlook. No update is promised in advance; when an article is corrected or completed, the change is dated in the text. ## Sources ### Primary sources - No official numerical Pentagon inventory is included in the assigned material. ### Secondary sources - [CNN — U.S. interceptor report, August 4, 2026](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/us-iran-key-missile-interceptors-low) - [CNN — THAAD consumption claim](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/us-iran-key-missile-interceptors-low) - [CNN — Patriot estimate](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/us-iran-key-missile-interceptors-low) - [CNN — Tomahawk production and stocks](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/us-iran-key-missile-interceptors-low) - [CNN — White House response](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/us-iran-key-missile-interceptors-low) - [CNN — long-range weapons report](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/04/politics/us-iran-key-missile-interceptors-low) --- Source: Maxime Marquette, MadMax. 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