WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States has “virtually unlimited” supplies of ammunition and is producing munitions at unprecedented levels, rejecting reports that the war with Iran is putting pressure on American military stockpiles.
Trump made the remarks in posts on his Truth Social platform, attacking media outlets and others who have reported that US ammunition supplies are being depleted by the conflict.
“We have virtually unlimited amounts of mid- to high-grade ammunition, far more than we could ever use for this, or for any other war,” Trump said.
He added that the United States was producing “munitions at levels never seen before” and was stockpiling weapons for “any contingency that could happen”.
Trump said Washington was currently keeping the munitions for its own use rather than selling them to other countries. He said sales to US allies would resume soon.
“We are taking them for ourselves, the U.S.A., rather than selling them to others, but the sales to Allies will soon again begin,” the US President said.
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Trump rejects reports of shortages
Trump accused media outlets and individuals reporting on declining US ammunition stocks of being “treasonous” and said they were “100 per cent wrong”.
“They do it because they would rather see the United States lose a war that we’re easily winning, than see me win!” the US President said in another Truth Social post.
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Trump has repeatedly played down concerns over US military inventories during the conflict with Iran.
On Monday, he said the United States had “unlimited amounts” of mid-grade and older munitions, while saying the country also remained well supplied with more advanced weapons.
“We have so much ammunition and munitions … all over the world that we can always take from if we want,” Trump told reporters.
He described the conflict with Iran as a relatively small war for the United States and said Washington had no intention of engaging in another major conflict.
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Trump also blamed the previous Biden administration for supplying Ukraine with large quantities of ammunition, saying the United States had provided Kyiv with more munitions free of charge than it had used in Iran.
He has said Washington would seek to recover from European countries hundreds of billions of dollars in support provided to Ukraine and NATO.
Reports point to pressure on weapons inventories
Trump’s claims come after weeks of reports that the US military has been drawing down some important weapons inventories faster than they can be replenished.
CBS News reported on August 4, citing two people with direct knowledge of the matter, that the United States had used nearly all of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war.
The sources said the US had used virtually all of its Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS, and Precision Strike Missiles.
Reuters had previously reported that the United States had used “virtually all” of its long-range precision missiles during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.
CBS News also reported that dwindling stocks of defensive interceptors and long-range missiles had become a concern within the Trump administration. US officials cited by the broadcaster said the United States could not sustain the rate at which some precision weapons had been used early in the conflict.
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The officials said inventories of ATACMS and Precision Strike Missiles were limited. They identified Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, or THAAD, interceptors as a particularly pressing concern because they had been used faster than manufacturers could replace them.
A July assessment by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies estimated that the United States had about 2,330 Patriot interceptors before the war. By the end of July, it estimated that between 759 and 827 remained.
The same report estimated that the US had 452 THAAD interceptors before the conflict and between 234 and 278 by July 27.
A separate CSIS assessment estimated that rebuilding both inventories to pre-war levels could take until at least mid-2029.
Pentagon says US retains deep arsenal
The Pentagon has rejected suggestions that the Iran conflict has left the US military unable to sustain its operations.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told CBS News last month that the US military remained capable of carrying out operations while maintaining a “deep arsenal” to protect the country and its interests.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has also dismissed reports of shortages. “Our stockpiles are great, and they’re only getting stronger,” Hegseth said on June 14, describing reports about declining stocks as a manufactured story.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also rejected a Washington Post report on August 5 that Trump and Hegseth had a heated exchange over munitions shortages during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David.
