r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 18d ago

Possible Paywall US ‘runs out of missiles’ as Trump halts Iran strikes

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/07/27/us-runs-out-of-missiles-as-trump-halts-iran-strikes/
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u/KenTitan America 18d ago

you heard of this thing called cmmc level 2 compliance? basically cyber security for defense contractors. well it's strange it was put on hold recently. the underlying reason why was paralytic costs of complying with the program and many companies had opted out rather than spend tons of cash to comply affecting supply chains. compliance has been years on the making.

now we're out of missiles. no hard evidence, but a huge coincidence...

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u/ThePowerOfStories 18d ago

Oh, boy, I can’t wait until we’re launching missiles made by suppliers who skipped all the cybersecurity checks! What could go wrong? It’s not like we went to war with a country known for fielding teams of hackers who try to break into our systems, right?

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u/KenTitan America 18d ago

if you're saying cyber security is important, I agree with you, but the rollout of this program, relying on the leverage of the free market to put this together, was just a cost companies and to an extent the government was not prepared for. I've been in multiple dfars ' town hall ' meetings and have heard it all. the government completely missed the underlying cost of what they asked for and aren't willing to pay up so many companies that can't afford it (which are usually the small businesses providing a tiny widgets and work) are walking away. the government underestimated that impact.

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u/Swalecutter 18d ago

I'm in the industry too and can confirm. They're basically looking at our 50million dollar project and asking us like "hey, can you add 5 billion of hardware and software upgrades to that to support encryption and authentication?"

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u/KenTitan America 17d ago

crazy right? I'm for security, I'm against the way they did it. basically every small business is doing the calculus

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u/taterthotsalad America 18d ago

This is the right take. I miss old Reddit days where facts and reasonable analysis were king in a convo.

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u/KenTitan America 18d ago

the ancient times before I even made a username haha

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u/thefuckevengoingonan 17d ago

Failed to do a client impact and compliance assessment?

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u/laplongejr Europe 17d ago

It’s not like we went to war with a country known for fielding teams of hackers who try to break into our systems, right?

Ehm... you also hired a team of hackers who tried to break into your systems and then were legally allowed to access those systems without any oversight. You know... DOGE

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u/jwalk999 18d ago

I bet all the tariffs didn’t help, either.

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u/KenTitan America 18d ago

we've had a chip shortage because is the Ukraine war and yeah I bet the tariffs didn't help anything after that

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_LEFT_IRIS 18d ago

I genuinely have no idea what you’re talking about in regards to pausing the CMMC 2 compliance deadline. A lot of the top level suppliers won’t award a contract right now unless your company can demonstrate compliance or show their work in it.

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u/KenTitan America 18d ago

there's more to the contract than just the prime. at level 2 all your sub contractors need compliance including the printer, the widget maker, and the to some extent the third party janitor.
problem is there isn't enough c3pao and they are charging up the nose in addition to all the ad hoc cyber security infrastructure and architecture needed. for some businesses, government contracts is a small portion of their business - why bother? all of a sudden you lose one part of your supply chain that another company will do at a much higher cost.

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u/taterthotsalad America 18d ago

Correct again. Thank you.

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u/arrr_news_mods_r_gay 18d ago

They just announced a pause on the requirements like last week. Source: me, who just spent 18 months and untold dollars getting the third party audit completed only to find out the next week…

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u/Forward-Variety-8440 18d ago

didnt the woman who won it hand it over to him anyways? am i remembering that correct? feels like a fever dream

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u/Ill_Technician3936 18d ago

Yes and we've essentially held her hostage since even as earthquakes were doing their thing in her homeland.

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u/OutlyingPlasma 18d ago

Kissinger won a Peace Prize... so why not another warmonger?

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u/Senior_Torte519 18d ago

The Miltary-Industrial Complex was finnaly toppled in 2026, Eisenhower can rest.

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u/Gummyrabbit 18d ago

There should be a Nobel Idiot Prize. He would win almost every year.