Ousted general warned of missile defense shortage before Iran war

What happened: Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George warned in late December that the service was critically short on missile defense munitions, a shortage he said would last five years. Why it matters: George's risk analysis appeared in the Pentagon's Global Force Management Allocation Plan. Officials attributed the shortage to Patriot transfers to Ukraine, munitions spent defending Israel, and reduced defense industrial base capacity. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell disputed the shortage claims.

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George warned in late December that the service was critically short on missile defense munitions, a shortage he said would last five years.

George's risk analysis appeared in the Pentagon's Global Force Management Allocation Plan. Officials attributed the shortage to Patriot transfers to Ukraine, munitions spent defending Israel, and reduced defense industrial base capacity. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell disputed the shortage claims.