A Foreseeable and Dire Munitions Crisis

Not only is this embarrassing, it is dangerous.

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The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile during Operation Epic Fury, March 21, 2026.

U.S. Navy

During the 1979–1980 hostage crisis, a defiant Iran starkly demonstrated the limits of American power.

Forty-five years later, it is doing the same thing, although in vastly different circumstances.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry

Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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