Trump denies US munitions shortage and said he'd seek to jail 'leakers'
While precise data is classified, publicly available information suggests the US has used up many difficult-to-manufacture weapons.
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Against that backdrop, the administration has sought to assure Americans that missile stockpiles remain robust, even after vast quantities of difficult-to-manufacture weapons were used during the combat operation known as Operation Epic Fury and the tit-for-tat strikes since.
CBS News, the BBC's US partner, reported the US has gone through much of its global stockpile of long-range precision missiles during the war, citing two unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the subject.
Meanwhile, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday evening that Trump had confronted Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth last week over a possible weapons shortfall, also citing unnamed sources.
"The 'leakers' of these treasonous statements are being hunted down," Trump said in the post on Truth Social.
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