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Pentagon likely to cancel missile deal with Germany over fears of Russia (www.politico.com)

submitted 1 week ago by CityPop@lemmy.today to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] bigfish@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd wager the US has blown through way more of their stockpile than anyone expected since they keep throwing munitions ineffectually at Iran. Cancelling the German deal means more capacity to build back their own supply.

[–] IanM42@piefed.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is possibly the real reason. But they’ll never admit that.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There’s no way in hell this little nonsense in Iran lobbing missiles from ships offshore is anywhere near a fraction of a percent of the weapons used in both Iraq and Afghanistan over the last three wars there.

[–] WalleyeWarrior@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago

The difference is that the US has almost no manufacturing capabilities anymore.