"Will be extremely difficult": US industry is not ready for war with China - WP

According to researchers, problems in the American defense industry have emerged through "sluggish bureaucracy" and outdated procedures for concluding military contracts. According to the Washington Strategic and International Research Center, the United States defense companies are not able to quickly replenish weapons and ammunition. Senior Vice President of Seth Jones was told by The Wall Street Journal.

The publication states that the full -scale war of the Russian Federation with Ukraine has discovered a number of shortcomings in the US military industry. Analysts believe that the work of US weapons production companies is more suitable for peacetime. According to journalists, since February 24 last year, the United States has undertaken to supply the Armed Forces with military equipment worth more than $ 27 billion. The US does not have time to replenish their stocks.

Based on the pace of weapons production by US companies in 2022, it takes seven years to fill the number of anti -tank missile systems Javelin, which has been sent to Ukraine since last year. Washington also gave Kyiv as many Stoper anti -aircraft complexes as exported to other countries in the last 20 years. According to Jones, at such a pace of production of the US army will not have enough ammunition for a potential clash with China.

The Vice President of the Analytical Center believes that the cause of the problem lies in the outdated procedures for concluding military contracts and "sluggish bureaucracy". "Due to these shortcomings, it will be extremely difficult for the United States to maintain a protracted conflict," said Seth Jones. Researchers point out that in recent years, China has invested a considerable amount of money in modernizing its army.

In this regard, Jones urged the US government to review the needs of the country in ammunition and hold appropriate hearings. Last November, the Chairman of the Joint Committee of Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Millie, stated that work was already underway in this direction. We will remind that according to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Taiwan Joseph Wu, China will try to invade Taiwan in 2027.