Despite the world’s largest military budget – more than $800 billion a year – and a developed industry, the conflict in Ukraine has depleted Washington’s military reserves and it may take decades to restore them, writes The Washington Post.
As the authors of the article note, the Ukrainian conflict “has exposed the deep problems that the United States must overcome” in order to produce weapons for its own needs and the needs of its allies. According to analysts, the Pentagon is not making enough efforts to replenish stocks of weapons that were transferred to Ukraine from American warehouses. According to WP, representatives of the command of the US Armed Forces confirm the “fragility” of the military-industrial complex (MIC) of the country, and the current production volume may be insufficient.
The low production rate means it will take the US 15 years at peacetime production levels and more than eight years at wartime pace to replenish stocks of key weapons systems such as guided missiles, manned aircraft and combat drones.
At the same time, WP recalls that during the year of the conflict, American military assistance to Ukraine reached a record $30 billion, and most of the weapons were taken from the Pentagon’s stocks.
Source: Rosbalt
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