According to CoinMeta, due to the United States transferring Patriot air defense missiles deployed in Europe to the Middle East to counter Iranian drone and missile attacks, there is a shortage of Patriot missiles in the inventories of U.S. and NATO forces stationed in Europe. On the 27th, U.S. defense officials stated that the troops stationed in Europe and America "absolutely" do not have enough Patriot missiles to withstand potential continuous ballistic missile attacks, and their ability to defend against a single ballistic missile attack is also "very limited." Additionally, according to NATO officials, both U.S. and NATO forces in Europe are facing a shortage of Patriot missiles.