# Defense Industrial Base

The Cost of Conflict: How Middle East Turmoil is Stalling Japan’s Indo-Pacific Deterrence

Escalating military operations against Iran have depleted U.S. missile inventories, forcing a delay in the delivery of 400 Tomahawk missiles to Japan. This logistical bottleneck threatens Tokyo's timeline for establishing a counterstrike capability and highlights the strain on the U.S. defense industrial base.