The soaring demand for Patriot missiles, from the Middle East to Ukraine

NPR reports that Patriot missiles are critical to U.S. and allied defenses against incoming ballistic missiles, but production can't keep up: Russia and Iran are launching weapons at rates that far exceed what can be manufactured. The demand is being driven by simultaneous conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

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