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Randy George, Chief of Staff of the United States (US) Army, warned that his service was critically short on missile defense munitions and that the shortage would last another five years, according to US officials heard by CBS News — the warning pointed to shortages of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and Patriot missiles, with stockpiles at strategically low levels through 2030, and George was ousted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in April, as the war against Iran was underway.