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Originally Posted by opendoor
The US isn't going to run out of weapons, but talking about how many tanks and planes the US has is basically irrelevant, because they're not going to be sending those things to Ukraine barring a significant change in policy. And it's not like there's an endless supply of what they are sending. It's unlikely that Ukraine will be getting much more in the way of Javelins/Stingers in the near future, the more powerful Switchblade drones haven't even made it there because they're in short supply, and the US has already sent about 10% of the M777s they have in their arsenal (and even with those, they're not sending their best guided ammunition).
And beyond supply issues, there are national security concerns with sending the newer, more high-tech stuff into a war where it could easily be captured by Russia.
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Tanks and planes are relevant in the sense that it's a reminder that Javelins and such aren't actually very relevant for US preparedness. They're a low priority item for the US. Even if they send all of them to Ukraine, the US would be just fine.
Ukraine is desperate for them because they dont have the tanks and planes.
(I also think sending tanks is just a question of time.)