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- Gen. Ronald Clark said Pacific forces are modernizing Patriot batteries after redeploying them to Iran war.
- The Pentagon reported firing roughly 1,700 Patriot and 200 THAAD interceptors in that conflict.
- The Congressional Budget Office estimated the war used between one-half and two-thirds of certain interceptor inventories.
- Clark said the People’s Liberation Army keeps building forces despite recent U.S.–China diplomatic talks.