US shifting from precision munitions to 2,000-pound bombs in Iran war, Hegseth says

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-shifting-precision-munitions-2000-pound-bombs-iran-hegseth-says

Secretary of War says decision comes as Iran's air-defence has been destroyed, but report says US running low on precision munitions

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260304191859/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-shifting-precision-munitions-2000-pound-bombs-iran-hegseth-says


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U7826391786239@piefed.zip · 34 pts · 183d (6 replies)
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thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 183d (3 replies)

I honestly don't believe the US could actually sustain a war. We have lots of fancy toys but no manufacturing capacity. They'd get take out sooner or later and can't be replaced without exotic and hard to manufacturer parts.

U7826391786239@piefed.zip · 8 pts · 183d (2 replies)
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thedeadwalking4242@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 183d (1 reply)

I mean ww3 or a war against a similarly sized country.

U7826391786239@piefed.zip · 8 pts · 183d
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superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 183d (1 reply)

I might not mean they are running out, it probably means they've obtained air superiority so they are switching to cheaper munitions that slow bombers can carry.

hoch@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 183d

This is the real reason

Wytch@lemmy.zip · 34 pts · 183d (1 reply)

media calling him Secretary of War, despite that not being a thing

FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 18 pts · 183d

It’s more honest than secretary of defense.

driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br · 12 pts · 183d

If Israel can carpet bomb and genocide Gaza with impunity, why the US would lose the opportunity to do the same

Archangel1313@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 183d

Because they weren't already killing enough kids?

frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io · 7 pts · 183d

Can't bulk up those civilian casualties with precision strikes, duh

Kolanaki@pawb.social · 4 pts · 183d

Department of Defense War Death

paraphrand@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 183d
  • Woke: precision
  • Conservative: fat finger
danh2os@piefed.social · 2 pts · 183d

oh my god

AlexLost@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 183d

They can't aim anyways, so who cares?!