Report: Pentagon Warns Armed Forces In Trouble Because Of This Biden Policy

By Rachel Morris | Wednesday, 31 August 2022 04:45 PM
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Report: Pentagon Warns Armed Forces In Trouble Because Of This Biden Policy

American ammunition supplies are dropping for Ukraine in its war against Russia, and the U.S. Department of Defense has been sluggish in replenishing global and domestic supplies, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Hence, the Journal reports some American officials are worried the U.S. military's readiness could be exposed.

During the six-month war between Ukraine and Russia, the Pentagon has strengthened the Ukrainians with 16 rocket launchers, or HIMARS; and thousands of guns, drones, missiles and other equipment.

Officials claim the ammunition has come straight from the U.S. inventory — emptying stockpiles "intended for unexpected threats."

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From a weapons-system standpoint, the Pentagon has also sent Ukraine's military Howitzer-class artillery, which depends on 155 mm ammunition to reach targets 12 miles and beyond.

Last week, the U.S. military said it had provided Ukraine with up to 806,000 rounds of 155mm ammunition. However, Pentagon officials declined to say what percentage of the rounds were taken directly from the U.S. military's strategic supply.

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The Journal cited one Pentagon official who described the U.S. military's storage supply of 155 mm ammunition as "uncomfortably low."

The same official said the ammunition supply "is not at the level we would like to go into combat."

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The Army recently asked Capitol Hill for $500 million per year in upgrade endeavor for its ammunition plants.

In the meantime, the current ammunition contracts might not be enough to fortify the U.S. strategic supply, and also appease the Ukrainian army with fresh ammunition, according to the Journal.

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Budget isn't the primary reason behind the ammunitions shortage, a source tells the Journal. The U.S. government plans to send Ukraine another long-term aid package of approximately $3 billion; and over the past six months, the Biden administration has sent roughly $14 billion of aid to the Ukrainians' war effort.

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Instead, more targeted funding should go to solving the root issues of the supply problems, says Mackenzie Eaglen, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

"This was knowable. It was foreseeable. It was forewarned, including from industry leaders to the Pentagon. And it was easily fixable," Eaglen recently told the Journal.

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The Pentagon cautions that global conflicts continue.

Last week, the U.S. military reportedly used a howitzer to combat an Iranian-backed group of militants in Syria.

The Army said the military is now conducting “an ammunitions industrial base deep dive” to determine how to support Ukraine while protecting “our own supply needs.” The Army said it also asked Capitol Hill for $500 million a year in upgrade efforts for the Army’s ammunition plants. Meanwhile, the service is relying on existing contracts to increase production of ammunition, but it hasn’t signed new contracts to account for the higher amounts it will need to replenish its stocks, according to Army officials.

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