Pentagon Leak Reveals U.S. Expending More Missile Defense Resources for Israel
Recent data from the Pentagon indicates that the United States is deploying more missile defense resources to protect Israel than Israel is using for its own defense. According to assessments shared with The Washington Post, U.S. forces have utilized up to half of their inventory of certain high-altitude interceptor systems, while Israel has been more conservative with its own resources. This situation has raised concerns among U.S. allies in Asia, such as South Korea and Japan, who rely on American missile defense systems for protection against threats from countries like China and North Korea. The imbalance in resource allocation has been highlighted by Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, who noted that the U.S. has shouldered the majority of the missile defense burden during Operation Epic Fury, a military operation aimed at countering Iranian ballistic missile strikes. 
