Britain and its NATO allies have allowed their ammunition reserves to fall to “dangerously low levels” as they seek to keep Ukraine supplied in its resistance against the Russian invasion, a parliamentary committee has said.
The Defence Committee in the House of Commons warned on Tuesday that rebuilding Britain’s munitions stockpile could take at least a decade, putting UK national security at risk.
The committee said the way in which Western governments procure armaments is “not fit for purpose” and it urged the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to draw up an action plan to speed up procurement.
Servicemen of Ukrainian Military Forces move U.S. made FIM-92 Stinger missiles and the other military assistance shipped from Lithuania to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv on Feb. 13, 2022. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images)
“It is clear that the UK and its NATO allies have allowed ammunition stockpiles to dwindle to dangerously low levels,” the MPs said….