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Trump Sounds Off About Claim US Is 'Low on Munitions'

Bloomberg and a Pentagon inspector general said stockpiles are strained and allied weapons shipments could be delayed for years.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump labeled those exposing munition shortages as "cowards and traitors," dismissing reports of inventory depletion amid the ongoing war against Iran.
  • Last Saturday, Bloomberg reported that the administration warned allies of five-year delays for key weapon shipments, a development international law scholar Alonso Gurmendi argued signals the end of "U.S. military superiority."
  • The Pentagon inspector general revealed last week that the United States suffers from "strategic inventory shortfalls" and that the war against Iran has "revealed industrial base bottlenecks."
  • During a Tuesday address to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump claimed the administration is building munitions at record levels, with 18 currently under construction.
  • Trump stated he would assist the Republican party during the remaining 2.5 years of his term, emphasizing his primary objective is ensuring Iran will "never have a nuclear weapon.
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The U.S. Army has huge stockpiles of ammunition, says American President Donald Trump." Cowards and traitors say the US doesn't have enough ammunition.

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US President Donald Trump has categorically denied that the United States is facing an ammunition shortage after the war with Iran, contradicting a report by the Pentagon's inspector general. A few hours before his speech at the UN General Assembly, where the war with Iran is expected to be one of the main topics, Trump reacted on his social network Truth Social. The Pentagon's inspector general's report had highlighted that the war with Iran ha…

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US president rejects claims of ammunition shortages, says stockpiles being expanded at unprecedented levels

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Raw Story broke the news in Washington, United States on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
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