CBS新闻周四报道，被免职的美国陆军参谋长兰迪·乔治将军在美伊战争爆发前数月警告称，美国导弹防御库存严重不足，恢复可能要到2030年。
Ousted US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George warned months before the US-Israeli war against Iran that American missile defense stockpiles were critically low and could take until 2030 to recover, CBS News reported Thursday.
根据熟悉其评估的美国官员透露，乔治在去年12月下旬提出了这一警告，距离冲突爆发还有两个月。国防部长皮特·赫格塞思在战争进行期间的四月将他免职。
George raised the warning in late December, two months before the conflict began, according to US officials familiar with his assessment. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed him from his post in April as the war was underway.
该将军的评估被纳入五角大楼2027财年兵力分配规划，指出终端高空区域防御（THAAD）拦截弹和爱国者导弹存在短缺，补给预计将在2030年前一直处于战略性低位。
The general’s assessment, included in the Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 force allocation planning, identified shortages of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptors and Patriot missiles, with supplies expected to remain at strategically low levels until 2030.
据报道，官员们将这一短缺归因于对乌克兰的武器转移、对以色列的军事支持以及国防工业生产能力有限。
The officials reportedly attributed the shortfall to weapons transfers to Ukraine, US military support for Israel, and limited defense industry production capacity.
报道称，伊朗战争进一步加剧了供应紧张。战略与国际研究中心（CSIS）的一项估算显示，美军在2026年进入时拥有约2300枚爱国者拦截弹，冲突期间使用了1050至1430枚之间的数量。
The war with Iran has further strained supplies, according to the report. A Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimate found that US forces entered 2026 with approximately 2,300 Patriot interceptors and used between 1,050 and 1,430 during the conflict.
战前THAAD库存约为355枚拦截弹，其中估计有190至290枚被消耗。
The country’s prewar THAAD inventory stood at around 355 interceptors, of which an estimated 190 to 290 were expended.
战略与国际研究中心的退役海军上校、高级顾问马克·坎西安告诉CBS新闻，这些系统在潜在的对华冲突中将至关重要。
Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and senior adviser at CSIS, told CBS News that these systems would be crucial in a potential conflict with China.
他说：“防空 — 导弹防御 — 这将非常关键。”他解释道，与北京的重大对抗将需要大量的拦截弹供应。
“Air defense — missile defense — that will be huge,” he said, explaining that a major confrontation with Beijing would demand substantial interceptor supplies.
报道称，补充库存仍是一个漫长的过程。CSIS估计，新的THAAD拦截弹合同需要超过四年才能完成，而爱国者PAC-3订单平均需要3.5年。
Replenishing the stockpiles remains a lengthy process, the report said. The CSIS estimates that new THAAD interceptor contracts take over four years to fulfill, while Patriot PAC-3 orders take an average of 3 1/2 years.
五角大楼否认了短缺的说法。首席发言人肖恩·帕内尔对CBS新闻表示：“关于美国弹药短缺的说法是不实的。”他补充说，华盛顿仍然“拥有在总统选择的时间和地点进行打击所需的一切”。
The Pentagon rejected claims of a shortage. Chief spokesman Sean Parnell told CBS News: “Claims of U.S. munitions shortages are false.”He added that Washington retains “everything required to strike at the time and place of the President’s choosing.”