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Arming Ukraine, Deterring China, and the Enduring Dilemma of Ammunition Supply

Can humans invent their way out of this trap?

Aug 27, 2023
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A photo taken during the winter of 1917/18 on the Western Front

Running out of ammo sucks. “I need ammunition, not a ride,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly told American officials when they offered to evacuate him from Kyiv. His wisdom cannot be discounted. To fight a war, let alone win, requires far more ammunition of all types than combatants …

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