March 06, 2026
Calculating Iran’s Missile Math After First Week of War
A crucial question for how the war will play out is understanding Iran’s missile depth — its ability to strike US military bases in the Middle East, Israel, and America’s partners in the Gulf. Getting to an answer is tough, as Bloomberg Economics Defense Lead and CNAS adjunct senior fellow Becca Wasser explains.
Watch the full interview on Bloomberg.
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