US left with ~1,000 Patriot and THAAD missiles after Iran war; China has 3,000+

The Pentagon has roughly 1,000 Patriot and THAAD interceptors remaining after heavy consumption during the war with Iran, the Washington Post reports. China, by contrast, fields more than 3,000 ballistic missiles, a gap that is alarming US allies across Asia and raising questions about American defensive capacity in the Indo-Pacific.