i spoke to kathleen hicks, the us. Deputy defense secretary who says that american forces will rely on new types of weapon systems. And how are these being sourced? Is this a matter of ramping up production of these things? Or is America dipping into its stock pile? Well, it has definitely dug into the stock piles. Most of these weapons don't suddenly come rolling off the production line. They are in stock and they have been sent over. But the bigger question is, as the war goes on, can industry increase production,. not only to arm ukraine, but also to arm the allies, who are themselves spending a lot more money?"
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