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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
That's crazy if true. I was always under the impression that the U.S. had such massive stockpiles that they could go on for a long time without having to worry about immediately ramping up production less than a week into a war. This really opens up adversaries to cause a ruckus if they wanted to and puts into question America's ability to fight on a different front without have to go into a complete war time economy.
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The Ukraine War has used up a big portion of the U.S. anti-missile/drone stockpiles. And they need to keep substantial reserves to protect Taiwan, as well as U.S. aircraft carriers that are juicy targets for drones.
Ammo always runs out quickly in a hot war. It's just not feasible to keep huge amounts of it sitting in warehouses for years and years. Anti-missile armaments are particularly vulnerable to shortages as you need a 5:1 ratio against much cheaper incoming missiles/drones to be effective.