The United States Weapons inventory is so depleted by the Biden administration’s support of Ukraine that it will take years to recuperate. Experts warn that the Biden Administration has been supplying so much military aid to Ukraine to combat Russian forces that the result could, potentially undermine America’s ability to defend from other attacks- such as Taiwan from a Chinese invasion.
The US is running out of artillery ammunition to send Ukraine. From NYT: https://t.co/VH91u1xdw4 pic.twitter.com/LqcdREZVBQ
— Byron York (@ByronYork) January 18, 2023
There has been a rise of concerns about American assistance to Ukraine mounting as recently the nation’s top U.S. military officials traveled to Europe this week to monitor efforts to train Ukrainian soldiers.
“As the United States transfers massive amounts of weapons, munitions, and supplies to Ukraine, questions arise about the health of U.S. inventories,” claimed a report written by Mark Cancian of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “Most inventories, though not all, will take many years to replace. For most items, there are workarounds, but there may be a crisis brewing over artillery ammunition.”
The US is set to transfer ammunition that it stores in Israel for use in the Middle East to Ukraine, providing them with much-needed supplies in their war against Russia.#Israel | #Russia | #Ukraine https://t.co/Z24ZkONKF5
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) January 18, 2023
Cancian’s estimations are based on a variety of government sources. His report indicates that it could take seven years, for example, to rebuild the country’s inventory of 155 mm ammunition. His calculations are largely based on production levels funded in the last few years, with the added estimate of a surge in production to cover the loss in the next five years.
He continued to explain in his report that the ammunition shortage could become a “crisis” as artillery has become “the most important combat arm” in Ukraine.
According to the experts, it will take three years to rebuild the inventory of High Mobility Artillery Rockets Systems, or HIMARS, at the recent rate of production and about 2.5 years at the surge rate.
the next tranche of US weapons for Ukraine will include additional artillery, ammunition and armor — likely Stryker armored combat vehicles — but the U.S. is not expected to sign off on American M1 Abrams tanks, https://t.co/0TNmnvYork
— Rob Crilly (@robcrilly) January 18, 2023
The Javelin antitank missiles and the Stringer aircraft missiles, which are America’s most famous weaponry, have also been depleted for the Biden administration’s cause. According to the Defense Department, the U.S. has committed some 8,500 Javelin antitank missiles and over 1,600 Stinger antiaircraft missiles, to Ukraine.
