How the Iran war is wasting American resources
In waging war with Iran, the U.S. military is using some of the most advanced and expensive weapons that it has - for example, the Tomahawk, a precision guided missile that can cost as much as $3 1/2 million apiece. Iran, by contrast, is fighting back with relatively simple weapons like drones, which might only cost a few thousand dollars each. This asymmetry in firepower poses a very costly and real conundrum for the Pentagon. And here to explain why, we are joined by NPR's Darian Woods. Darian is co-host of our daily economics podcast, The Indicator From Planet Money, which is also my normal day job, and Darian joins us now. Thanks for being here, Darian.
DARIAN WOODS, BYLINE: Yeah, great to be here.
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