Arms Transfer to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Emptying US Arsenal Amid Tensions With Russia, China?
The US has struggled to maintain robust munitions levels in the decades before the recent wars in the Middle East and Europe. However, the Pentagon’s inventory was not under such intense pressure as it is now, after huge shipment of arms to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. Current geopolitical turmoil and commitment to allies have forced the Pentagon to make crucial risk management assessments. Congressional staffers and former Pentagon officials say the US is dipping below minimum inventory requirements in some cases. Meanwhile, a 2023 study found that the US would run out of long-range, precision-guided munitions in less than a week in a fight with China over Taiwan.
#usa #usarmy #russia #china #northkorea #ukraine #israel
Video: AP/AFP/Reuters
0:00 - Introduction
0:34 - Arms Transfer to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Emptying Us Arsenal?
1:21 - Pentagon’s Inventory Falling Below Minimum Requirement?
2:17 - Does the Us Military Have Enough Stock to Aid Allies?
3:55 - “Our Stocks Are Not Depleted”
5:34 - Pentagon Faces Challenge to Replenish Stocks
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People in US they have own arsenal in their home to protect her family 😅
The ammo factories that i know of are on mandatory 70 hour work weeks since 2022. Theres no possible way the USA is running low.
@marcelotrejosievers5754
14 күн бұрын
yeah all that has been sold to the cartels, to terrorist, to promote political groups to start revolutions in their countries, any dark bussines around the world the US has a major share on it.
@kwtinternational4451
13 күн бұрын
Joe Biden shut down ammo factory since he took office and shut down drilling oil and oil line
@Capeau
11 күн бұрын
They are making room for the newest of the newest. Expect amazing new tech in the next couple of years
Saying that US is running out of ammo is like saying Las Vegas is running out of strippers...
@bramantyoprahoro7284
14 күн бұрын
😁🤣
@RUTHLESSambition5
13 күн бұрын
If they were not running out of weapons ukraine would be overly stocked😂😂America can't outpace Russia smh no chance against china. They make 10x in a month what russia doea
@ericmac8110
13 күн бұрын
hmm we are and also running out of recruits for the military . if no one wants to join then whats the military gonna do? ohh wait send drones that get shot down lol
@romavillamiguel9845
13 күн бұрын
😂😂😂..strippers everywhere in Vegas ..where the money 💰 goes of bonuses of politicians..they enjoy the money all night 😂😂😂shares of their billions aid package..👍🏽👍🏽
@ikp4success
13 күн бұрын
@@RUTHLESSambition5lol America economy is built on war. This video is fake news.
The fact that one country is involved in three completely different conflicts tells you who the instigator is.
@deancafe4739
13 күн бұрын
Exactly, russia, hamas and china are the instigators.
@darrenbrassington7364
13 күн бұрын
USA is only protecting its friends
Nothing is drained, old stuff is replaced by new one.
@java1221-sv7bh
13 күн бұрын
yes. and they use the old ones to armed the enemy of their enemy. proxy wars nice strategy. using the enemy of your enemy. making alliances
@lance8080
13 күн бұрын
More American taxes that’s all 💸
@bestopinion9257
13 күн бұрын
@@lance8080 Being a power in the world is not cheap. But it's worth it.
@bestopinion9257
13 күн бұрын
@@lance8080 And who is crying about American taxes? An American? Or a troll from another country with lower living conditions?
@rickysampson8759
12 күн бұрын
@@bestopinion9257you have more homeless in 2024 than the Great Depression. Sooner or later you are all going to be overthrown as the rich continue to destroy the poor
It's an excuse to throw more money to the arms manufacturers...
@1234crevis
14 күн бұрын
Its call renewing our stocks!
@newyt7354
14 күн бұрын
Well china is waiting to us be run out their arms and its their turn to invade pacific.
@aykay9328
14 күн бұрын
It's an excuse for corruption, people want to resign filthy rich
@class2instructor32
14 күн бұрын
Except U.S production will take 5 yrs to replace what they have used...13 yrs for stingers. Artillery was years BEHIND russia BEFORE this started.
@maatagentsmith5800
14 күн бұрын
@@class2instructor32believe that if you want to, the US is built on the premise “war machine”
Crux needs to understand the difference between falling below the minimum required and being empty. The minimum required is having plenty of stock to fight a war tomorrow. There is a law that requires minimums to be maintained at all times. Generals start raising concerns way early to be in compliance with the law and that is what we are seeing.
@Marvin-dg8vj
14 күн бұрын
The situation is more serious than that .The US navy has burned through 1 billion dollars worth of guided weapons alone since October .Sustainability of complex weapons is poor
@Chivalry2Clips
14 күн бұрын
@@Marvin-dg8vjlook up how much the US military gets. They literally train with these weapons daily to weekly. Its pretty much the only military in the world to successfully train with active arms and testing so frequent and costly. Hell a training drill could cost enough to invade a part of a country.
@class2instructor32
14 күн бұрын
Generals have no say, DONERS have the last say $$$$$ talks in the world's most capitalist country. The only one where a trillion dollars goes missing & the people are so brainwashed the ASSUME its going to lasers & ufo's & not being outright stolen. "Black budget" is a scam.
@ericmac8110
13 күн бұрын
@@Chivalry2Clips but no one is joining up! sooo whoare gonna shoot the soo called bombs lol
@ericmac8110
13 күн бұрын
iran got past Us---British, and french fighter jets soooooo???? your saying what now? ever been to war? most likely not
Thrn how USA fought 20 years in afghanistan ,iraq?🙄😅
@MattMelo-bc3is
14 күн бұрын
Compare Ukraine War with Iraq or Afghanistan is nonsense.
@corvanna4438
14 күн бұрын
The US has mountains of stock. Over 3000 M1s are in storage as an example
@kleamat
14 күн бұрын
@@corvanna4438 small
@Chivalry2Clips
14 күн бұрын
@@kleamatnot small at all. You know those videos of russia transporting by rail equipment to the front. America has clips of their trains transporting literally 30x that and its usually old storage stuff. The country has way too much old stuff in storage.
@class2instructor32
14 күн бұрын
@@corvanna4438The question is how many shells do they have? Especially 155mm
Imagine being an American and watching this.. i wonder what they are feeling lol
@Chivalry2Clips
14 күн бұрын
I saw a rail transport like 60 tanks near me for storage. I dont really see us running low on arms.
@scldistancer4ever868
13 күн бұрын
Nothing. The U.S. always assumes the worst-case scenario - that we could get into a full-scale war with Russia and China at the same time - and that's when we could run low on weapons and ammo. That's pretty unlikely, obviously.
That’s ok. There’s no ongoing wars on American soil, it’s always 5000 miles away or something like that
@ishmaelbento5745
13 күн бұрын
Meanwhile uncle Joe is capitalising on that, and not even feeling anything for dying populations abroad
While uncertain about the drainage situation, they can still opt to empty their warehouses to replenish their new arsenals and supplies.
A good message for US-Allies to increase their military budget as soon as possible, and a good lesson for US to build tactic to counter any future threats from drones & cheap missiles.. 1 million usd to shoot down a cheap drone isnt cost effective.
@ColoniaMurder20
14 күн бұрын
their weapons are expensive.. probably most cost come from their huge profits. while they spend penny for raw materials to make expensive weapon.
@jtf2dan
14 күн бұрын
US and NATO have ramped up production in all countries and built new factories recently. Weapons and ammo contracts are increasing and they are making more money than ever filling orders all over the world. USA has never used a million dollar missile to shoot down a drone. Radars tell them what the size and speed of the missile, rocket or drone are travelling, and machine guns, auto canons, Geppards, Skynex, Stingers etc are used to shoot drones down. fighters even chase them and shoot them down (as well as cruise missiles!) russia on the other hand, cant stop the vast majority of drones, rockets, missiles or artillery from the west....so they will suffer more losses this year!
@cannibalronny7314
14 күн бұрын
@@jtf2dan Thats all ok genius but Ukraine cannot fight forever even if it is a limited conflict,someday sometime if u want to defeat Russia NATo boots have to be on the ground,then what genius,will u go to fight for Mother ukraine,thats what Putin is betting on,its a very very long game,if u had played chess u would know,but maybe u r pea sized brain wont decipher.
@cannibalronny7314
14 күн бұрын
@@jtf2dan start playing chess not those blitz rounds play a very long game,if you have the IQ that is
@cloudstrike4067
14 күн бұрын
@@ColoniaMurder20 It's true but advance weapon is always expensive, but US should build a good solution for these threats.. I mean right now before the future war is coming..
it's not empteing stockfile it's only to change/ replenish the old stocks, change with new productions ,more productions for the manufacturer creating more income,its a cycle every 60-100 years ,try to read the history of wars and wars and epidemic its all connected,
It is a good way to refresh our stock with new and improved weapons. This also allows us to see exactly how well our weapons perform in battle.
US learned already from the WWII. US industrial companies will gear up their productions when they are at war. Now all machines are automated. Production is no problem. Raw materials are.
Imagine throwing a expensive artillery shell vs. Cheap artllery shell.
Question: Is it better to have dwindling arms than to have dwindling manpower? Thus far, Russia has lost 147,000 soldiers in Ukraine, US Army casualties ZERO. Weapons easily replaced, people not.
They are suppling weapons and they say it is economic support.
And replace it with the newest hitech stuff ..
I think we know when the weapons manufacturers have a chance to make that much money. We will figure out some way to ramp up production Im sure.
God bless America 🇺🇸 🙏❤, Amen and amen 😇 ✝️ 🙏 🙌
The Hegemon gives never ever up, blind America 😮....WW3?
@zankou5611
14 күн бұрын
Paid in Rubles are you?
@charlessmith6506
14 күн бұрын
You better hope it goes nuclear or you will lose in a matter of months to our convental war machine
@charlessmith6506
14 күн бұрын
That is why you cowards are pulling the nuclear card daily
Good...
you're playing with the words "minimum requirement." his minimum requirement is still 100 times what is necessary to fight two front war by America. Besides 60 billion in arms to Ukraine is more than enough to pay for new much more modern weapons and ammunition. You think America will give up it's arms for anybody without making sure they get something back? When was the last time the defense industry was ever caught slow to make a sale to the US govt?
Old weapons distributed, and make new, effective arms..
Err, they can make more you know.
Emptying what doesn't work to buy more, just weapons contractor business.
@johnchristopherdelegero1728
13 күн бұрын
Good luck tax payers,
Time to help the American people and open more factories and make more jobs!
@corvanna4438
14 күн бұрын
That is what the aid does.
Very good. This will help the US to make more friends Very wise move???????
This is probably another reason why they have absolutely no spare for Armenia.
Thats why USA allocated $26 billion for Resupply weapons👍❤️🔥🇺🇸
@fullcontactkarate2912
14 күн бұрын
Exactly. We have plenty weapons. For one Russia is more focused on ground infantry vs the United States is more dedicated to its Air Force and naval assets. The U.S. is more focused on stealth such as F22 and F35 and even our F15s always getting upgrades same with the F16 fighting falcons. Americas submarines are a decade ahead of China. Americas air craft carriers the largest in the world and nuclear powered can float more then 20+ years without a single refuel. No other nation can do that in the world. Russia don’t even have an air craft carrier now it is docked. Russia and Chinese ships are like 1/3rd maybe half the size of American war ships. I know we have triple the tonnage of Russias ships and double the tonnage of chinas little fishing boats they call ships. And with size it matters too you can fit a hell of a lot more missiles and bombs ammo on them. More man power ets. Even Americas new ARRW and mako hypersonic missiles are only 13 foot long why? Because it can go with our stealth fighters and fit on our war planes go on our ships and submarines and be fired from ground launchers also. Vs China and Russia have huge missiles that’s ground launched. A lot factors into this. USA isn’t focused on artillery like Russia. That’s why Russia fires more in a day than we did in all our time in Iraq.
@siyabongangubeni9042
14 күн бұрын
Weapons that are never tested to enemy with same firepower maybe they are useless always picking on less armed that is not how you test weapons .So the stealths and all overpriced toys are just toys for now until you challenge someone with similar or close firepower not HAMAS an
@mederkochkoruulu9631
14 күн бұрын
@@fullcontactkarate2912 Россия не дурак. Подводные лодки много у России. Зачем Авианосец если есть ракеты и подводные лодки? Безопаснее передвигаться в глубине а не в открытом море. В океане погода не всегда стабильная чтобы улететь истребителям а врагам внутри воды всё ровно. Всё решается с ракетами, сухопутные войска можеть быть слабым но победа в конце решается с ракетами.
@fullcontactkarate2912
14 күн бұрын
@@mederkochkoruulu9631 I don’t know what that says
@fullcontactkarate2912
14 күн бұрын
@@siyabongangubeni9042 to bad nobody has the fire power of the U.S. then.
US has military bases in the backyard of Russia & China, and yet they are the one to feel threatened.....😂😂
It will never be empty.
@JohnnyD45
14 күн бұрын
Fact
@jubzyx7723
14 күн бұрын
@@JohnnyD45 You are just a Fool drowning in ignorance and frustrations 😂😂😂 I just hope you Relax and don't go Commit Suicide against yourself 😂😂😂
Time to deploy those huge arm robots like those in da Avatar Hollywood movies 😋👏💪👌👍
Drain what 😂🤣😂🤣😂
The money for aid is to replace what we send. That means we give old stuff and replace with new stuff. America continues to have more than enough stocks to thrash anyone requiring it
Hoping they can weaken the Bear??Maybe in their dreams but not in real life😎
@charlessmith6506
14 күн бұрын
Every bear ive ever seen was running away like you coard Russians
@nelsonjackson7967
14 күн бұрын
@@charlessmith6506 are you felling well,sir?Are you ok?The beating down from Russia is frustrating you I see
The U.S Congress allocated $61B to Ukraine & $17B to Israel who goes in the Industrial Military Complex of the U.S ( U.S military manufacturers ) to produce that ammunition that will be delivered to those countries ..so the U.S will never run out of ammo
@manmin517
14 күн бұрын
So the tax payers have to pump more money to the govrment
@1234crevis
14 күн бұрын
@@manmin517 well yeah that's y we pay taxes! And its for are national security!
@georgecatana9081
14 күн бұрын
@@manmin517 Taxpayers have never had a say in what their money will be spent on , thats the job of their government , according to the biggest democracy in the world
@manmin517
14 күн бұрын
@@1234crevis sending weapons overbroad is not for your security but disturbing other peoples security..they are saying alot of stupid educated in Usa,now i realize how true their words
@manmin517
14 күн бұрын
@@georgecatana9081 when the people of your country remain silent and never ask your gov on their wrong doings,so the good peoples in this world will curse u guys..
This is an old stockfile weapons expiration 2025. US tried to disposed those weapons prior expiration date as New more sophisticated weapons production increases.
Never underestimate the US Military war machine. By providing the allies, it makes the job of delivering the war goods to the enemy, quickly and efficiently. Logistics win wars.
Up the game
The US would definitely not jeopardize the safety of their country. That's a crock. But then again there's an open border with Mexico so who knows? But ya know there's more than meets the eye with this nonsense.
All this after a 20year war
Don't worry we US citizens have our own
europe, west asia and north asia is each represented by a weak link in that region
Yes the stocks have gone down from 96% to 92% LOL, do you really think the US would allow its stocks to empty
More manufacturing jobs within the United States to replenish low Military inventory.
This is business dada
Believe it or not someone gets fed up of hearing about the "U.S" a government that needs itself training in humanity but bold or arrogant enough to dictate and lecture "all" other countries.
USA is only using 3% of their GDP this year in weapons and ammo exports, so this will have zero effect on their stockpiles. In fact they are disposing of older weapons and ammo and buying new to replace it. All ammo has a shelf life and has to be disposed of 20 years later.....Patriot and ATACMS have been made since the 1990s....so there are lots in storage!
@baltukur3368
14 күн бұрын
bs USD will collapse
@cannibalronny7314
14 күн бұрын
@@baltukur3368 it wont,will buy buy RMB or roubles joker?no one will
Strategy and technique Be Cool.....US knows exactly what they are doing.
The Ukraine loses so much equipment to Russia. The loses are staggering.
You shouldn’t spread your borders so thin
❤The Big Boi can't run out of Amo tts impossible
Ukraine aid would likely only help the U.S. economy even more, since previous weapons shipments were largely drawdowns of musty old stockpiles and existing inventories rather than new supplies.
@lance8080
13 күн бұрын
Yea the USA doesn’t need new Highways or bridges 💸
US Spreading democracy!
No
No problem.. STONE AGE.. Sticks and STONES
KZread is protecting US, you doesn't see normal people comments here😂😂😂,
থিঙ্কট্যাঙ্ক ব্যক্তি কথা বলছেন কিভাবে পরবর্তী সমস্যা সমাধান করবেন
It’s not emptying our stocks😂we spend $900 billion yearly on defense😂
@lukeaquino7141
14 күн бұрын
of "our $900 Billion" my damn taxes are being donated to other countries instead of helping its own country and its own people
Who believe that US draining its weapon bh supporting Ukraine while russia has enough weapons while they are in the battle😅😅
The US has 2,800 Bradleys in storage, Ukraine got 192 and now another 70 or so. US has 12,000 MWRAPS in storage can´t give them away. US has more tham M1Abrams in storage Ukraine got 31. US sent Ukraine ATACMS all old and due to be scrapped. US has 800-900 F16 they don´t use anymore, Ukraine getting about 48 but mainly from Holland. US had 5.5m cluster munitions they will never use. The US has enough bullets to sink a battleship. The only thing they have a shortage of is 155mm artillery shells. They are sending 1m shells, EU sending 1m shells and Czech have collected enough money to buy and send initially 300,000 shells from a target of 800,000 shells. US has agreed this year to give Morocco 500 armoured vehicles including Bradleys and M1Abrams for free. The US could easily send from Storage 500 M1 Abrams, 500 Bradleys, all with parts and ammo, a 1000 MWRAPS to lead an attack to detect mines, and 3-4 large pontoon bridges plus smoke machines to get several bridge crossings over the DNIPRO, just one tenth of that listed above could be down to the Crimea border in 2 hours, along with 2 HIMAR and 5 AS-90 howitzers. 30 minutes before arriving the HIMARS and Howitzers attack the Russian defences on the border. Follow up with drones, might help to have 10 mine clearing equipment. 1 hour behind this attack follow up with more Bradley and logistic lorries and have F-16 providing air cover.
@woader559
11 күн бұрын
Then why havent we sent all that to ukraine?
The USA makes a lot of money. weapons, ammunition and others. I would say it's a good time to buy it from various arms companies (stocks).
They will have to use nukes in case of war😂
在庫処分とか、本当に要らないんだわ。
USA ain’t close to being out of stock 😂
No worries, they can rent their repaired weaponry stocks from Afghanistan
🇺🇸🇪🇺🏋️♂️❤
CRUX change editors by chanc! The west is not even physically fighting as yet 😅 dont understand this Captions
@jaja3359
14 күн бұрын
Theyre Kremlin funded what do you expect lol, they type what their masters tell them to
One thing everybody 101% agrees, the US military is horribly over-stretched.
@1234crevis
14 күн бұрын
Haha Haha you think we are over stretched, your crazy cuz We have 3000 military bases world wide! More then any country!
@user-ll3od5ev8d
14 күн бұрын
800 billion a year. I think you clowns are wrong
@LJC370
14 күн бұрын
@@1234crevisSo what? Are you even a soldier? Or is call of duty your preference? What a loser!😂
@bourbonlover7158
14 күн бұрын
I concur
@bourbonlover7158
14 күн бұрын
@@1234crevis You're exaggerating
Generates insider trading for congress.
How could the american troops defend the philippines? 😂😂
The annual defence budget of USA is more than 900 billion dollars. Still shortage !! !!
Армия, где есть мужики в юбках - это позор!!! НАТО - это вызывает смех в России, вы беспомощны как никогда.
"Babylon" is falling
Guess Russia snd china even iran will not have to use arms to take on US land They may just walk in 🤣
Making money. Forget the lives of normal people.
DEI hire
Transfer of powerful weapons to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan is a very good idea of the powerful United States of America. 🥰🥰😍😍
Lyod austin is a pure wind bag
Isn't it hilarious how one country is out producing 30+ countries by 7x while being the most sanctioned country in history 😭🤣🤣
@charlessmith6506
14 күн бұрын
Isn't it funny how you cant even defeat Ukraine in 2 years
@IStandWithRussiaZOV
14 күн бұрын
@@charlessmith6506 first off who's you?? I'm American not Russian second off Russia isn't just fighting ukr who's been training as applying Ukraine for the past 10 years??
@IStandWithRussiaZOV
14 күн бұрын
@@charlessmith6506 20 years in Afghanistan fighting a bunch of guys running around in sandals with AK-47 and still lost so please try again by the way when was the last time we/ United States fought a real military by ourselves??
@IStandWithRussiaZOV
14 күн бұрын
@@charlessmith6506 you people act like Russia is fighting guys running around in sandals with AK-47s
@IStandWithRussiaZOV
14 күн бұрын
@@charlessmith6506 I'll be waiting for you to tell me when we/ United States fought real military by ourselves???
Poor USA 😂😂😂 A country living BEYOND HER MEAN. LIVE ON CREDIT. WHAT A SHAME!!! 🤣🤣🤣
@user-zs1vf8hb3t
14 күн бұрын
You must be a dummie to believe everything you see I think poor yourself 😅
@mrswavee2470
14 күн бұрын
It is an economic strategy against it's rivals.
@shuttlespace04
14 күн бұрын
said by poor country bot😂
@RealisiticEdgeMod
14 күн бұрын
What did you expect? The west de-industrialized. They cant pass their exams. Half of them are illiterate. Did you think there wouldnt be a price to pay? The basketball people arent the saviours of the world. What were we thinking?
@charlessmith6506
14 күн бұрын
But we still rule the world because, well we are badass
2022 Russia's running out of ammunition,artillery shells missiles, tanks,drones and their economy is about to collapse 2024 Russia is out producing NATO by 7x has the number one economy in Europe and the fifth strongest economy in the world while being the most sanctioned country in history
@charlessmith6506
14 күн бұрын
Funny propaganda there
@IStandWithRussiaZOV
14 күн бұрын
@@charlessmith6506 these are facts
@IStandWithRussiaZOV
14 күн бұрын
@@charlessmith6506 even CNN and BBC admitted it 😭🤣🤣🤣✌️
Put immigrant to work in armory
Can you stop? It costs us more money to decom than to give to Ukraine. God.
Thanks to Ukraine, many of those military technologies end up in Russia's hands..
@charlessmith6506
14 күн бұрын
You mean all our old 1960 stocks that are kicking your ass
War....war never changes.
Taiwan and Philippine it will be like Gaza and Ukraine continue listening to America
Denatofication
Glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦
Fake news yo
🍊man was right about being the worlds backer & bank. Now look
Don't post things like this, when people know it's all B S, the US has Mountains full of weapons, and some we haven't even seen yet , so stop with the bullshit
We are watching. URAAAAAA. ❤ Putin. Victory inevitable
Russia and China are exposing the overrated American military lol😂😂
USA has still the ATOMIC BOMB used in WW2
LOL. Good news Crux! Obama nation.
WRONG 🇺🇲💪
6:25.Europe had better get on the ball & hurry up their own ramping up of their military complexes.