Missiles, Mayhem, and MetalsWhen the U.S. attacked Iran, the military used a huge amount of ordinance. In the first two days, the Pentagon fired about $5.6 billion’ worth of missiles and bombs.Over the first 39 days, the U.S. struck 13,000 targets, according to the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS).Modern high-tech systems rely on a wide variety of exotic metals. And the consumption of these modern weapon systems will require supplies of metals that the U.S. doesn’t produce much of.In the ...