US ammunition production falls 13 years behind, says NYT.

The United States is facing a shortage of missiles and munitions as it continues to send aid packages to Ukraine. The US can no longer keep up with wartime demands due to changes in production capacity after the Cold War. The Biden administration has proposed a record-breaking $842 billion budget for the Department of Defense, including $19.2 billion for modernizing facilities and increasing production of naval and anti-strike missiles. The US is currently pushing suppliers to capacity to meet current wartime demands in Ukraine and keep pace with China's production.