Pentagon pushes to speed weapons production as Iran war drains munitions
TL;DR
The Defense Department has directed U.S. defense contractors to rapidly boost production and delivery of weapons and munitions in short supply due to the war with Iran, a move detailed in a memo obtained by The Washington Post; progress is likely constrained by congressional funding gridlock.
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- Pentagon presses defense firms to build weapons as Iran war depletes stocks The Washington Post
- The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note. The New York Times
- U.S. has used nearly all its stockpile of long-range missiles in Iran war, sources say CBS News
- How the U.S. Squandered Its Strategic Advantage The Atlantic
- Trump Orders Leak Probe After Venting About Media Coverage of Munitions Stockpile WSJ
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