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Stocks of critically important munitions in the United States have fallen to a historic low, - The New York Times
In spring and summer, Vice President JD Vance personally questioned American military personnel in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East about the actual condition of arsenals. Officers are most worried about a shortage of Patriot interceptors — in one of the theaters there are fewer than 100 left. Army tactical missile stocks have also fallen to the lowest level in history, the outlet writes.
Vance reported this to Trump, who, NYT claims, at first did not believe how severely American arsenals had been depleted.
At the same time, publicly just days ago Trump stated the exact opposite: the U.S. allegedly has "practically unlimited stocks — far more than will ever be needed in any conflict."