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Caliman73

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39. I will say once again...

Wed May 4, 2022, 06:48 PM

May 2022

Not that I am completely convinced that the military does not make mistakes, but I find it difficult to believe that the United States would dip into its own, necessary for self defense, supply of anti-aircraft and anti-tank missile systems, leaving a gaping hole in our needed arsenal of weapons.

I understand a supply of the two systems are diminishing and there is a projection of delays in getting them back up to levels, what I am saying is that it is more likely that the supply that is manufactured for export, not what our military needs for our own operations.

If I am wrong, then we have incompetent people at the Department of Defense and running each branch of our military.

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CNN: 'The closet is bare': Aid to Ukraine depletes US weapons supply [View all] Towlie May 2022 OP

Oh no! We're wide open to an attack from Canada! gratuitous May 2022 #1

My thought exactly! yardwork May 2022 #4

No, an attack/military confrontation with China. former9thward May 2022 #20

That would be a sea and air battle, where Javelins and Stingers aren't needed NickB79 May 2022 #27

In was insane to put boots on the ground in Vietnam but we did it. former9thward May 2022 #29

Stingers are used aa an air defense weapon of last resort on some of our warships. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #37

No, but I could see a scenario of supplying Taiwan against Chinese attack Amishman May 2022 #51

"Failure is not an option", Gene Kranz, Flight Director Apollo 13...nt wcmagumba May 2022 #2

$Trillions spent on US military and the cupboard is bare in two months? Irish_Dem May 2022 #3

Modern warfare is very expensive and uses weapons at an alarming rate. Ray Bruns May 2022 #5

Yes Russia will be in the same boat. Irish_Dem May 2022 #7

In the same boat except with a madman controlling the nukes. Towlie May 2022 #8

Yes if he runs out of conventional weapons will he go to his nuclear stockpile? Irish_Dem May 2022 #10

Just for some perspective the US military budget is 764+ billion PortTack May 2022 #22

It's a matter of getting the production lines started again. Ray Bruns May 2022 #31

Just sayin' the military experts I started following since this began aren't talking about shortages PortTack May 2022 #62

It's not "bare." The headline is grossly misleading. GoCubsGo May 2022 #9

Exactly! PortTack May 2022 #24

Remember GWB Mad_Machine76 May 2022 #32

On certain weapons Kaleva May 2022 #14

good point. Someone has been overcharging or ecstatic May 2022 #28

No, we have tons of other weapons, just the ready-made ones that Ukraine can uponit7771 May 2022 #42

I'm quite sure the military industrial complex is able and willing to re stockpile our weapons.. mitch96 May 2022 #6

They're built by privately held corporations. Should they do it for free? Dial H For Hero May 2022 #12

No, but they do tend to overcharge - exponentially lame54 May 2022 #18

I would presume that to be the case with government contracts in general. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #21

Yup, those damn missed deadlines and "cost overruns"...nt mitch96 May 2022 #65

We are talking $billions. So yes they will be more than happy to replenish the cupboard. Irish_Dem May 2022 #15

Typical CNN headline. sarcasmo May 2022 #11

I hate their clickbait bullshit, I wish we had a news organization past this crap uponit7771 May 2022 #43

This is America. Collimator May 2022 #13

But Russia has an endless supply? lame54 May 2022 #16

Well China is helping them out rockfordfile May 2022 #54

Back in December, 1941, a guy named Roosevelt was confronted with a similar situation DFW May 2022 #17

Not comparable anymore DetroitLegalBeagle May 2022 #19

Exactly so. A WW2 Essex class carrier could be built in as little as 14 months. Dial H For Hero May 2022 #23

Off topic but the chip supply has been in trouble for two years Arazi May 2022 #52

It takes years and billions of dollars to start producing them DetroitLegalBeagle May 2022 #53

This is a main reason Chuuku Davis May 2022 #60

Chip is being hurt by covid and pos bitcoin rockfordfile May 2022 #55

I would have hoped that we had a large contingency reserve of those chips for just such cases DFW May 2022 #67

I wish I had stock in weapons manufacturers leftstreet May 2022 #25

Those weapons aren't primary systems though NickB79 May 2022 #26

Time to invest in Raytheon and Lockheed Martin. SYFROYH May 2022 #30

I do Chuuku Davis May 2022 #59

I find that difficult to believe. Caliman73 May 2022 #33

We have sent 1/3 of our stockpile of Stingers EX500rider May 2022 #38

I will say once again... Caliman73 May 2022 #39

No, the US military does not stock them for export, the manufacturer does. EX500rider May 2022 #40

And i don't think the manufacturer stockpiles them either EX500rider May 2022 #41

That's like saying we're out of food because there's no ketchup, come on CNN clickbait sucks uponit7771 May 2022 #44

Oh yeah, we have lots of other systems...but we have blown thru a lot of our Javelins/Stingers EX500rider May 2022 #46

Those numbers aren't anywhere near "blown thru" relatively speaking and we have a crap load ... uponit7771 May 2022 #47

Yeah but making Javelins/Stingers a little harder then mustard. EX500rider May 2022 #49

"blown threw" means we're down to 10% of max stock, we're no were near that this is CNN clickbate uponit7771 May 2022 #50

Click bait BS Willto May 2022 #61

Hey, CNN! Good thing we Mme. Defarge May 2022 #34

Just a reminder... as of a couple years ago there were Congress-critters WarGamer May 2022 #35

Depleted but not "bare." We can make more of these. harumph May 2022 #36

+1, RvW is about to die and CNN is posting clickbait half ass reporting uponit7771 May 2022 #48

The Russians are dipping into their stock of Soviet era weapons. Kaleva May 2022 #45

They've been doing that since the start rockfordfile May 2022 #56

Yes. They never had enough modern weapons to sustain the fight. Kaleva May 2022 #58

Don't worry Joenobody May 2022 #57

Title should read: our massive excess excess supply is now just a BIG JCMach1 May 2022 #63

No, sounds like the work of Russian trolls. Demsrule86 May 2022 #64

I'll say it again and get flamed, derided, etc. for it again. Xolodno May 2022 #66