Because of Ukraine, America’s arsenal of democracy is depleting

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The war raises worries about America’s ability to arm its friends

to Ukraine and European allies. “The cost of this fight is not cheap, but caving to aggression is going to be more costly if we allow it to happen,” he declared.

On May 3rd Mr Biden visited the factory in Troy, Alabama, where the Javelins are assembled. It produces 2,100 of them a year. It would thus take three or four years to replenish the army—more if orders from other countries take priority. The factory could in theory turn out 6,480 Javelins a year. But this assumes that its makers, a joint venture by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies, receive firm orders, can find the extra workers and, crucially, components.

A related problem is a tendency to underestimate how intensely armies use munitions in a war. A third is that, after decades of peacetime procurement, industry has given priority to efficiency, not resilience. Maintaining spare capacity is costly.

 

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Bring Trumpy back.

Total nonsense!

BSBonner Depleting you say?

Funny how rightfully supporting Ukraine against evil is already 'depleting' and costing the US whereas 20 years in middle east spending $8 trillions for nothing never was a problem

How do you come up with such invalid, comprehensively false hot-takes? It's like you people work overtime at it.

BSBonner Good..that's the whole point. We're literally defending democracy.

That’s what it’s there for, . We’ll make more.

BSBonner You misspelled 'Being Put to Use as Best it Should'

No it's the UN telling Biden where to go. A New World Order.

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