The West Is Running Out of Explosives
HORIA-RAZVAN BOTIS exposes a little-understood crisis for the Western alliance
By Horia-Răzvan Botiș
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the democracies of Europe and North America rediscovered a truth that had been hiding in plain sight: modern wars consume astonishing quantities of munitions. Ukrainian gunners can fire between 4,000 and 9,000 shells per day, depending on the tempo of battle. …
