The White House said that it wants the Pentagon to ramp up production of munitions in a bid to offset potential national security concerns due to supply chain bottlenecks, coming days after the Trump administration announced an agreement to end the war with Iran earlier this week.
A presidential determination said “conditions exist” in the U.S. military’s munitions industrial base that could create a threat to national defense preparedness, saying the Department of War should increase weapons and munitions production.
The presidential determination issued by the White House was written on June 11, filed on Tuesday, and is set to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday. …