munitions

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Navy decommissioned its last battleship in 1992, after the military recognized that battleships had become sitting ducks, vulnerable to modern military munitions that could pick off the vessel from the sky.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

US forces had fired "precision munitions into their smokestacks, preventing the non-compliant ships from entering Iran," the statement said.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said the U.S. has carried out several successful operations during Trump’s second term and has sufficient stocks of munitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Defense official familiar with the matter said the U.S. military has used the weeks-long pause to replenish its munitions.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

As the general explained, this narrowed the targets to cities hosting large munitions plants surrounded by worker housing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik