America has barely 1,000 missile interceptors left, has pulled more than 30 warships out of the Pacific and is sitting on $30 billion in undelivered weapons for Taiwan, as the Iran war guts the arsenal built to deter China.The burn rate has alarmed Pentagon officials responsible for the Indo-Pacific, who are watching Beijing turn up the pressure on Taiwan at the exact moment American stocks run thin. China launched an unprecedented show of force in December, surrounding Taiwan with warships and warplanes during its largest military exercise on record.Following the massive drill, Chinese forces built out military installations across contested South China Sea reefs while turning up the heat on Taipei with aggressive new coast guard patrols.Chinese President Xi Jinping has explicitly instructed the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to be capable of invading Taiwan by 2027, US intelligence officials say.Although current intelligence suggests Beijing isn't planning an immediate strike, military experts warn the target timeline exposes an alarming weak spot in depleted US armories.Behind closed doors, the relentless inventory hemorrhaging has sparked growing friction between President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth – even as both leaders publicly insist that American weapon reserves remain fully loaded.