Sources: Pentagon has no new munitions contracts amid concerns over weapons shortage
As the war with Iran pushes its munitions stocks to dangerously low levels, the Defense Department has not signed new contracts to replenish its supplies, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the matter. NBC News' Gordon Lubold details the kinds of weapons.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated world brief. The source report from NBC News says: As the war with Iran pushes its munitions stocks to dangerously low levels, the Defense Department has not signed new contracts to replenish its supplies, according to two U.S. officials and two people familiar with the matter. NBC News' Gordon Lubold details the kinds of weapons.
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- Primary source: NBC News
- Published: May 14, 2026, 5:48 PM UTC
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