The NYT pointed out the need for difficult choices for the United States due to a shortage of weapons.

The White House administration is facing the need for "difficult choices" due to the acute shortage of ammunition caused by the war in the Middle East. As The New York Times (NYT) reported on April 24, a critical situation has developed with ammunition for ground attacks and missile defense systems.

"The United States has a lot of ammunition with sufficient reserves, but there were not enough critical ammunition for ground attacks and missile defense even before the war, and now they are even more lacking," said Mark Kensian, senior expert at the Washington Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

Representatives of the Ministry of Defense note that in the first two days of the conflict in the Middle East alone, the military spent $5.6 billion worth of ammunition. The publication pointed out that the shortage of ammunition for air defense systems would negatively affect the combat readiness of the US military in Asia, as well as undermine Washington's ability to respond simultaneously to multiple external challenges.

In order to restore the previous level of military potential, the United States will have to make a difficult choice about where to maintain its military power during this period, the NYT writes.

"At the current rate of production, it could take years to restore what we've used up," said the leading Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island.

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American political scientist Malek Dudakov pointed out on April 22 that the US military in the region had used up most of its stocks of precision missiles and anti-missiles for air defense systems, and now they had to resort to aerial bombs, which meant the risk of fighter jets invading Iran's airspace and destroying them. According to the expert, US President Donald Trump is still choosing the option of "no peace, no war" and time is now playing against him.

Anatoly Matviychuk, a retired military expert, noted at the same time that for the first time the United States was faced with a war for which its doctrine was not designed, therefore, American missile stocks were sharply depleted. At the same time, Americans quickly draw conclusions: a decision has already been made to restore Tomahawk and Patriot stocks, but this will take from a year to a year and a half, the expert added.