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Missile crisis: The hard truths about America's military arsenal

The war with Iran was launched more than six months ago, and shows no signs of ending. In the early days of the conflict, the United States fired off thousands of long-range, precision-guided missiles. Now, with its arsenal depleted, the Pentagon is faced with the stark prospect of not having enough high-tech weapons to sustain a conflict against a true military power like China, and has ordered the defense industry onto a "wartime footing" to replenish its stockpiles. That will cost billions of dollars and require years of manufacturing. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin visited some of the plants now ramping up production to rebuild America's military arsenal.

CBS NewsCBS News13 Sept

[FROM HISTORY] Gander on September 11, 2001: How a Small Town Took in 38 Diverted Aircraft and Nearly 7,000 People

© Global News The terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, completely disrupted civil aviation across North America within a matter of hours. After hijacked aircraft struck the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered the closure of American airspace and the grounding of all aircraft...

AAvioRadarAvioRadar12 Sept

Trump and Hegseth use 9/11 memorial remarks at Pentagon to defend war on Iran

President and defense secretary try to link worst terrorist attack in US history to current unpopular war US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth used remarks at the memorial ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of 9/11 to defend the US-Israel war on Iran – and suggest the controversial conflict was part of the legacy of the worst terrorist attack in US history. While such ceremonies on September 11 typically focus on the victims of the 2001 attacks, the US president and his defense secretary each pointed to the war they launched on Iran more than six months ago, with no end in sight. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianShrai Popat and Joseph Gedeon in Washington11 Sept