Ukraine drained US stockpiles

[CrusaderFrank]

Rebuilding U.S. Inventories: Six Critical Systems

At the current rate of production, it will take 5 to 18 years to replenish the weaponry we’ve sent to Ukraine

It never ceases to amaze me that we spend nearly a Trillion annually to fund an organization that’s as poorly run as NY Public Housing and for the exact same reason: the leadership enriches itself at the expense of the organization.

What a multifold clusterfuck. First arming Ukraine in the first place and second leaving us without weapons

 

[EMH]

100% pure treason, and should be a very high priority for Kash and Pam to investigate and prosecute those who got kickbacks.

 

[MarathonMike]

Time to cut some multi-billion dollar contracts to replenish our weapons stockpiles. See how the war machine game works?

 

[toobfreak]

At the current rate of production, it will take 5 to 18 years to replenish the weaponry we’ve sent to Ukraine

So then, that nixes it. Not only can we not send Ukraine any more of this stuff but Biden should have stopped a long time ago.
The cuck Biden has left America exposed and vulnerable.
We need to greatly increase our manufacturing rates.

 

[Bleipriester]

Time to relax. US security is not at danger. All that stuff is a lot and probably donated in vain but the actual might, the air power, has not been touched. Not even the decommissioned stuff.

 

[Mushroom]

At the current rate of production, it will take 5 to 18 years to replenish the weaponry we’ve sent to Ukraine

No, not really.

One has to remember, our inventories are at the highest they have been since the end of the Cold War. And primarily what we have been sending to Ukraine are excess, and not even systems that are even used anymore. Notice how many of those red, and that for some there are multiple blocks for the same weapon?

Great example, the current iteration of the FIM-92 STINGER is the FIM-92J. That has replaced all of the older variants (C-H), but we still have a lot of the older ones in the inventory. And those are what we have been sending to Ukraine. Not unlike in Afghanistan, where most of the missile systems sent during the conflict were actually either FIM-43 REDEYE missiles, or the already outdated FIM-92A as our military had already upgraded to the FIM-92B.

Quite literally, most of what has been sent over will not even be replaced at all. Either it is excess to what is needed after the departure from Iraq and Afghanistan, or outdated systems that we are not even using anymore.

So don't worry, the US still has a butt ton of ordinance. For example, your "reference" states that the US has sent Ukraine just over 1 million 155 rounds. Well, not that it matters worth a damn, as there are still over 400 million still in inventory.

And that is actually common practice for the US military. Older munitions are generally either expended in training, or sold/given to allies because you can only store them for a limited amount of time. Otherwise, you end up like Russia, which is having a huge number of failures because they are literally trying to fire artillery that has been kept in bunkers for 3-4 decades without periodic inspections or testing.

And we already had an issue of excess stockpiles because of the numbers ordered during and immediately after GWOT.

 

[luiza]

But from the Deep State view point it is a clever way of circulating imaginary money .

That's all it is , and in one sense the only hard losers are Russia .

But that is How and Why you set up Never Ending War scenarios which always need Bogey Men /Regimes to first provide the fuel .

 

[ESay]

Something doesn't add up here. Back in 70-80s the US was able to wage a war in Vietnam, supply weapons to its 'allies' around the globe - including Afghan mujahiddeens (ie 'freedom fighters'), and Saddam Hussein in his war with Iran, take part in arms race with the Soviet Union, etc. And all these wars and conflicts lasted far more than a couple of years. And no one was talking about 'scratching a barrel's bottom'.

Now, having a ridiculously large military budget for years, and providing quite limited supplies to the Ukraine war, all of a sudden this Collossus with clay legs has nothing left in his stockpiles. How were you supposed to wage a war against China, I wonder?

 

[Bleipriester]

Something doesn't add up here. Back in 70-80s the US was able to wage a war in Vietnam, supply weapons to its 'allies' around the globe - including Afghan mujahiddeens (ie 'freedom fighters'), and Saddam Hussein in his war with Iran, take part in arms race with the Soviet Union, etc. And all these wars and conflicts lasted far more than a couple of years. And no one was talking about 'scratching a barrel's bottom'.

Now, having a ridiculously large military budget for years, and providing quite limited supplies to the Ukraine war, all of a sudden this Collossus with clay legs has nothing left in his stockpiles. How were you supposed to wage a war against China, I wonder?

Its lobbyism for the arms industry.

 

[ESay]

Its lobbyism for the arms industry.

Without a doubt. American defence budget is probably the biggest scam in modern human history.

 

[Mac-7]

Rebuilding U.S. Inventories: Six Critical Systems

At the current rate of production, it will take 5 to 18 years to replenish the weaponry we’ve sent to Ukraine

It never ceases to amaze me that we spend nearly a Trillion annually to fund an organization that’s as poorly run as NY Public Housing and for the exact same reason: the leadership enriches itself at the expense of the organization.

What a multifold clusterfuck. First arming Ukraine in the first place and second leaving us without weapons

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This is a serious issue that must be dealt with immediately

 

[Mac-7]

Without a doubt. American defence budget is probably the biggest scam in modern human history.

Next to the War on Poverty

 

[ESay]

Next to the War on Poverty

Well, maybe under this more money come to the common people, at least.

 

[Bleipriester]

Without a doubt. American defence budget is probably the biggest scam in modern human history.

Running hundreds of global bases and paying the host countries is not a cheap matter. Oh, and all that carriers, aircraft ect. But maybe part of the money goes to unofficial operations.
The German military budget is suspicious, too. Billions upon billions but the stuff rots and rusts somewhere.

 

[Mac-7]

Well, maybe under this more money come to the common people, at least.

Money spent on defense means fewer American lives lost in the next war

And defense dollars reach the private sector also

The only difference is the money goes to people who work and produce something rather than lazy welfare bums who produce nothing except more little welfare bums

 

[ESay]

Running hundreds of global bases and paying the host countries is not a cheap matter. Oh, and all that carriers, aircraft ect. But maybe part of the money goes to unofficial operations.
The German military budget is suspicious, too. Billions upon billions but the stuff rots and rusts somewhere.

Nothing is cheap there. Global bases, carriers, aircraft at the cost of a middle-sized town, etc. But no shells, no APCs, no tanks, no spare parts. Scratching a bottom.

 

[Bleipriester]

Nothing is cheap there. Global bases, carriers, aircraft at the cost of a middle-sized town, etc. But no shells, no APCs, no tanks, no spare parts. Scratching a bottom.

The army has been neglected for long. That resulted in low production capacities. 12 -13 Abrams tanks annually for example. And they are going to foreign clients. Why would they need an army when they have "rebels" and Ukrainians?

 

[ESay]

Money spent on defense means fewer American lives lost in the next war

And defense dollars reach the private sector also

The only difference is the money goes to people who work and produce something rather than lazy welfare bums who produce nothing except more little welfare bums

Yeah, I would like to see the US engaging in a war with more or less equal rival. To see what your buffoonery is really worth.

 

[Mac-7]

Yeah, I would like to see the US engaging in a war with more or less equal rival. To see what your buffoonery is really worth.

I do not want to see that

My first choice is for America to be so strong that Russia, Iran, communist China, and north korea would not dare start a war with us

But if they do, I want to whip their ass with the least possible loss of American lives

 

[ESay]

The army has been neglected for long. That resulted in low production capacities. 12 -13 Abrams tanks annually for example. And they are going to foreign clients. Why would they need an army when they have "rebels" and Ukrainians?

Yes, they don't need as long as there are idiots who are ready to fight wars for them. But they can't even sustain proxy wars anymore.