EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 24 MIN
The U.S. Missile Shortage: Why America Can't Build Weapons Fast Enough
from War Desk
If war with Iran lasts longer than a few weeks, the U.S. missile shortage becomes decisive. The defense industrial base bottleneck is severe: production lines take years to expand, sole-source components have no alternatives, and the gap between wartime consumption rates and peacetime manufacturing capacity would cripple a sustained campaign.Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep37Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep37About War DeskWar Desk is an investigative podcast using AI-assisted analysis of military intelligence, diplomatic signals, and conflict data to assess global war risk, with sources and references published on our website for verification.Produced by Island InvestigationSubscribe to NBN's NewsletterGet new investigations, new shows, and the raw intelligence you won't find anywhere else straight to your inbox.Sign up at nbn.fm/newsletter.
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If war with Iran lasts longer than a few weeks, the U.S. missile shortage becomes decisive. The defense industrial base bottleneck is severe: production lines take years to expand, sole-source components have no alternatives, and the gap between wartime consumption rates and peacetime manufacturing capacity would cripple a sustained campaign. Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episode/ep37 Sources for this episode are available at: https://nbn.fm/war-desk/episo...
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