Staff Sgt. Trevor Glass and Airman Joseph Boik secure a Joint Direct Attack Munition onto an F-16 fighter at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, on Aug. 16, 2020. (Senior Airman Mya M. Crosby/U.S. Air Force)
Real Clear Wire: A Shrunken Arsenal: The Alarming Decline of U.S. Munitions
As fighting rages in the Middle East and Europe and China looms as a threat, America's dwindling arsenal of high-end munitions emerges as an alarming crisis. The United States, once a fortress of military might, now faces the prospect of a munitions deficit in an era brimming with uncertainties. This desperate situation demands the development of a national critical munitions stockpile.
European weapons makers are overwhelmed and struggling to meet Ukraine's consumption of more than 6,000 artillery rounds each day during peak counteroffensive fighting. Ukraine's ability to stave off defeat and defend itself against the Russian invasion largely depends on an uninterrupted supply of these rounds. Ukrainian forces are conserving their ammunition supply, which might lead to postponements in upcoming counterattacks. Over the coming months, this shortage of ammunition could compel Ukrainian military units to make difficult choices regarding the allocation of resources across various frontlines, focusing on areas where maintaining control is most crucial and potentially allowing minor territorial losses in less critical sectors.
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WNU Editor: Concerns on America's dwindling arsenal of high-end munitions are being raised everywhere .... The US needs more munitions to deter China (Wilson Beaver and Jim Fein, Defense News). The Pentagon's extensive weapons stockpile in Israel is also under scrutiny .... Gaza war puts US’s extensive weapons stockpile in Israel under scrutiny (The Guardian).
3 comments:
It is news like this that totally refutes the bombastic propaganda that America could defeat the Chinese or Russias in a war. That some how American military power is the pre-eminent force on the earth.
May be as far as nukes or short lived campaigns against third world mud holes, but in a prolonged war against a peer nation. We would be at a distinct disadvantage
Well if there is an ammo shortage, then I guess the war-mongering fuckheads in charge of the US had better start thinking about peace instead.
Is that really how it works?
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