How U.S. munition stockpiles depleted so quickly
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Even though President Donald Trump has dismissed reports of a U.S. munitions shortage, The Atlantic’s Missy Ryan says that such a shortage has been a “problem decades in the making,” and it is “going to take years to solve it.” “These munitions just were not a priority in the post-Cold War era,” Ryan told Washington Week moderator Jeffrey Goldberg. Ryan added that the munitions shortage “goes back to the rashness” of the Trump administration’s planning of the Iran war and “overconfidence” after the military operation in Venezuela. Washington Week with the Atlantic is a partnership between @newshour, @wetavfm and @theatlantic, airing every Friday on PBS stations nationwide. Tap the link in Washington Week’s bio to watch this week’s episode. Watch the latest Washington Week with The Atlantic here: https://pbs.org/washingtonweek Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2ZEPJNs Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/washingtonweek Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.co
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