Comparing total resources of 4, 000 tonnes, what the Iranians claim, with such annual production rather shows how small an amount the Iranians are claiming.
Obvious questions like how big the economy will be in 2065 or what it would cost to maintain the current air fleet through that year are left unanswered, so policymakers and legislators have little basis for comparing F-35 support costs with available resources or alternative modernization strategies.