
US President Donald Trump said the United States is rapidly increasing its weapons stockpile, including Patriot and Tomahawk missiles, in response to reports of stockpiles being depleted due to support for Ukraine and the war with Iran.
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Previous reports from CNN indicated a significant depletion in US weapons stockpiles, especially air defense missiles, due to military support for Ukraine and tensions with Iran.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States is working to increase its weapons stockpile "very quickly," in his latest response to reports indicating a decline in ammunition stockpiles.
"We have a large stockpile of certain weapons," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. "And many of them - as you know - are practically unlimited; we have a very large stockpile." He added: "With regard to advanced weapons, a lot of them were sent to Ukraine, but we are manufacturing them very quickly now; we are strengthening our stocks at an accelerated pace."
Earlier this month, Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform that reports of a decline in arms stockpiles due to the war with Iran are “completely false,” and that the United States possesses “practically unlimited quantities of medium- and high-quality munitions.”
CNN reported in July that the US military's weapons stockpiles, including its stock of vital air defense missiles, had seen a sharp depletion after a major escalation in the war with Iran. In August, CNN reported that the military had used up about 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system, and that senior military commanders had warned that the munitions stockpile was “dangerously low.”
"Right now, we're producing more Patriot missiles than we've ever produced before," Trump said Sunday. "I mean, factories are not only working overtime, but factories are being prepared specifically to produce Patriot missiles and others. There are factories being prepared to produce every type of missile, including the Patriot and the Tomahawk."
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Production of Patriot and Tomahawk missiles will continue to increase in the coming months
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