Iran war: Trump administration, Democrats at odds over risk to America’s weapons stockpiles

Questions about US weapons stockpiles have grown as its campaign against Iran escalates

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The US and Israeli strikes on Iran have raised concerns among Democrats and others about diminishing American stockpiles of certain weapons, illustrating a longstanding production problem that some experts say could present challenges if another conflict emerges.

‘The Trump administration has repeatedly said American forces have all of the weapons they need to fight the Iran war, now in its second week. President Donald Trump posted Friday on social media that several defense contractors had agreed to quadruple production of weapons “as rapidly as possible,” although he did not detail the specific systems being manufactured.