War, Waste, and the Weapons Industry's Latest Wish List The Pentagon is calling on the defense industry to accelerate production in response to a munitions shortage exacerbated by the ongoing war with Iran.
This irony is not lost: while years long development cycles are deemed unacceptable, the military has been engaged in decades of over spending and under preparedness.
The recent fighting with Iran has depleted our stockpiles of advanced missile interceptors, leaving us vulnerable to incoming threats.