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[–] SomethingWentWrong@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Here's the relevant X posting from the Bulwark video:

URL for it: https://xcancel.com/johnmdonnelly/status/2046677772060197189

That only offers percentages used over the past 7 weeks. The actual amount of different types of missiles in stock is kept secret so the actual numbers is a guess. But if hundreds of Tomahawk missiles are being fired then it will take years to replenish the stock and in the meantime they won't be available for another conflict:

https://nationalsecurityjournal.org/the-u-s-navys-great-missile-shortage/

Pentagon documents show the US Navy procured 68 Tomahawks in fiscal year 2023, 34 in 2024, with plans for only 22 through 2025 and 57 in 2026.

The Trump admin already has blamed any shortages on Biden:

https://trumpstruth.org/statuses/37051