The war in Iran has significantly depleted a huge portion of the US military’s global ammunition stockpile, according to a report published by The New York Times.
This has forced the Pentagon to relocate military equipment in Asia and Europe commands in order to rush it to the Middle East.
While White House officials have not estimated exact costs, two independent groups say the costs ranges between $28b to $35b or just under $1 billion a day.
Prominent critical weaponry that has been drained include precision-strike missiles, ATACMS ground-based missiles and Patriot interceptor missiles.