The Pentagon has told suppliers of missiles to the U.S. that their production of the weapons needs to as much as quadruple, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
This urgency to increase missile production, as the U.S. looks with concern at its stockpiles over the potential for a future war with China, was laid out at meetings between top Pentagon officials and representatives from U.S. weapons manufacturers, the Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
The depletion of missiles has been a focus of concern in recent years, particularly as the U.S. supplied Ukraine during Russia’s ongoing invasion. U.S. President Donald Trump is now weighing whether to give Ukraine Tomahawk cruise missiles.
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