Trump invokes Defense Production Act for munitions, supply chains
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to address constraints in weapons supply and development for munitions production and supply chains, according to a memo made public on Tuesday.
The move comes amid growing concern in Washington about the capacity of U.S. weapons manufacturers to meet demand.
Solid rocket motors, igniters and guidance systems are among the most critical and capacity-constrained sub-systems needed for weapons production, both for legacy systems and future modernization programs.
"I hereby find that conditions exist which may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs," Trump said in a June 11 memorandum to the Pentagon chief.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-invokes-defense-production-act-154135505.html
Need to replace the ones you wasted in Iran
gab13by13
(32,998 posts)underpants
(197,640 posts)hookaleft
(1,163 posts)he is so full of shit.
WASHINGTON Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth on June 14 denied that the U.S. faces a munitions stockpile shortage despite testifying before Congress that it could take "months and years" to replenish some weapons systems.
In an appearance on CBS News' "Face the Nation," Hegseth sparred with the host Margaret Brennan, calling reports about depleted U.S. stockpiles a "manufactured story."
"Our stockpiles are great and they'll only get stronger," he said.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/06/15/hegseth-iran-war-munitions-stockpiles/90556294007/
Hugin
(38,069 posts)The fare of schoolyard bullies.
Pathetic.
BaronChocula
(4,920 posts)The more the merrier.
Hegseth: "Manufactured story" to suggest US munitions stockpiles running out
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/hegseth-manufactured-story-to-suggest-us-munitions-stockpiles-running-out/vi-AA25CYHV
Wiz Imp
(10,697 posts)Deminpenn
(17,619 posts)underlying fact that the US defense manufacturing base has shrunk considerably and isn't going to add capacity anytime soon. Now they'll just be competing with each other and commercial interests for material, parts and probably skilled workers, too.
tanyev
(49,879 posts)He didnt want to use it for PPE during Covid, forcing medical workers nationwide to be inadequately protected for months, but he can sure implement it when hes running low on war toys due to his own foolishness.
😒
Hugin
(38,069 posts)To resort to wearing garbage bags and coffee filters for protection. Yeah, I remember that.
Were not quite at the pandemic part of the second imposition, yet. Its coming.
Sleep tight.
CousinIT
(12,858 posts).....and now we have to PAY BILLIONS MORE to replace the munitions he wasted. What an incompetent jackass.