US Spent Billions On Missiles Defending Israel

The United States is investing another $2 billion in Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles after depleting its stockpile during the 12-day war between Israel and Iran. The Wall Street Journal reported more than 150 THAAD interceptors were launched by U.S. forces to protect Israeli airspace from numerous barrages of Iranian ballistic missiles in what analysts describe as one of the most intense uses of American missile defense systems in history. 31 July 2025