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Why warnings about the US munitions stockpile look increasingly pivotal | CNN Politics
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Just days before the Iran war began, the United States’ top military official, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, expressed misgivings. One of Caine’s biggest concerns?
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- Aaron BlakeBy Aaron Blake
Just days before the Iran war began, the United States’ top military official, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine, expressed misgivings. One of Caine’s biggest concerns? How war with Iran could further deplete munitions stockpiles that had already been reduced by helpi…
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