Arms Sent to Ukraine Risk `Downward Spiral’ for U.S. Stockpile

The U.S. weapons stockpile could run out in several months if the Biden administration continues to send war-fighting supplies to Ukraine, defense experts told Congress Tuesday.

“It’s a huge threat to our security,” Ellen Lord, former under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said at an Armed Services Committee hearing. “This is our Sputnik moment here with Ukraine.”

The U.S. has sent almost a quarter of its Stinger missile stockpile to Ukraine, Lord said. At this point, the U.S. is “using what we have that we can give away” with a two-to-five year lag because the lack of ...