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US Military Experiencing Tomahawk Missile Crisis

A Tomahawk cruise missile flies toward Iraq after being launched from the AEGIS guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto in the Red Sea. (Getty Images)

By    |   Friday, 23 February 2024 06:50 AM EST

The Tomahawk missile has become an iconic part of the U.S. military inventory, but due to conflicts overseas and production issues at home, America is in danger of running out of the venerable missile.

The Tomahawk first entered service in 1983 as the first long-range missile that could be used to strike targets 1,500 miles away with great accuracy. It was developed out of the hard lessons learned in Vietnam, where thousands of American aircraft were lost by essentially having to fly over their bombing target.

John Mills ✉

Col. John Mills, ret., served 33 years in the Army and also as a senior civilian in government and at national security-related think tanks.  He is the former director of cybersecurity policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

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The Tomahawk missile has become an iconic part of the U.S. military inventory, but due to conflicts overseas and production issues at home, America is in danger of running out of the venerable missile. The Tomahawk first entered service in 1983 as the first long-range...
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