US commits nearly all of stealthy long-range missiles to Iran war
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“US commits nearly all of stealthy long-range missiles to Iran war”
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No evidence directly addresses the allocation of JASSM-ER missiles to the Iran war. Wikipedia entries mention unrelated systems (JDAM, U-2, PrSM) and do not confirm or refute the claim.
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— The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions (PGMs). JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition
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— The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed the "Dragon Lady", is an American single-engine, high–altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
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— The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM; PRI-zim) is a series of ballistic missiles, both short- and later medium-range developed by Lockheed Martin to replace the MGM-140 ATACMS. The early variant of this…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_Strike_Missile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_Strike_Missile
“JASSM-ER cruise missiles are to be pulled from Pacific stockpiles, reducing supplies of systems meant for more capable foes like China”
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Wikipedia entries for JSOW, JASSM, and B-21 Raider do not mention stockpile reallocations or China-related decisions. No evidence supports or contradicts the claim.
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— The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a glide bomb that resulted from a joint venture between the United States Navy and Air Force to deploy a standardized medium-range precision-guided weapon, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-154_Joint_Standoff_Weapon
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— The AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (AGM-158 JASSM, colloquially pronounced "jazz-em") is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the United…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-158_JASSM
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— The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American nuclear-capable subsonic stealth strategic bomber in development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. Part of the Long Range Stri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-21_Raider
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-21_Raider
“The next steps in the US military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles, drawing them from stockpiles devoted to other regions”
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Evidence includes unrelated entries (JDAM, PrSM, THAAD). No information confirms the use of JASSM-ER in the Iran campaign or stockpile reallocations.
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— The Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) is a guidance kit that converts unguided bombs, or "dumb bombs", into all-weather precision-guided munitions (PGMs). JDAM-equipped bombs are guided by an integr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition
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— The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM; PRI-zim) is a series of ballistic missiles, both short- and later medium-range developed by Lockheed Martin to replace the MGM-140 ATACMS. The early variant of this…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_Strike_Missile
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precision_Strike_Missile
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— Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system, deployed since 2008, designed to intercept and destroy s…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_De…
“The order to pull the US$1.5 million weapon from Pacific stockpiles was issued at the end of March”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the March 2024 timeline.
“Missiles at US facilities elsewhere, including the continental US, will be moved to US Central Command bases or Fairford in the UK”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the movement of missiles to Central Command or Fairford.
“After the moves, only about 425 JASSM-ER out of a pre-war inventory of 2,300 will remain available for the rest of the globe”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the inventory numbers (425 remaining from 2300).
“That would be roughly enough for 17 B-1B bombers on a single mission”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the calculation involving 17 B-1B bombers.
“Another 75 or so are 'unserviceable' because of damage or technical faults”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the number of unserviceable missiles (75).
“The JASSM-ER, or Joint Air-to-Surface Missile-Extended Range, can fly more than 965km (600 miles)”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm or refute the 965km range claim for JASSM-ER.
“The JASSM-ER was designed to hit targets at safer distances to avoid an enemy’s air defences”
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Wikipedia entry for JASSM mentions 'standoff' capabilities but does not explicitly confirm the design purpose of avoiding enemy air defenses. No direct evidence supports or refutes the claim.
“Along with the shorter-range JASSM – which has a range of about 400km (250 miles), about two-thirds of US stockpiles have been committed to the Iran war”
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