JD Vance slams report claiming he’s worried about ‘drastic depletion’ of US missiles before promptly confirming he is

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsJD Vance slams report claiming he’s worried about ‘drastic depletion’ of US missiles before promptly confirming he isUnofficial estimates suggest the U.S. is rapidly burning through its supply of high-priced missiles as the Iran conflict continues Josh Marcus in San Francisco Thursday 30 April 2026 01:50 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967716","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jd-vance-iran-war-us-weapon-stockpile-b2967716.html","title":"JD Vance slams report claiming he’s worried about depletion of US missile supply"}}CloseHegseth explodes after Democrat accuses him of misleading country into 'disaster' Iran warSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingt...