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Leon Panetta: “And the problem is, we now realize that 80% of our THAADs are down, that our Patriots were down almost more than one…”

On the recordAugust 9, 2026
And the problem is, we now realize that 80% of our THAADs are down, that our Patriots were down almost more than one half … and we’re down in our Stingers, we’re down with all of our critical missile systems at a time when there is a real threat.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing U.S. military readiness and missile systems.

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