Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back against reports that the United States is facing a serious shortage of munitions, calling it a story driven by the media rather than reality. His comments came on CBS News‘ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan and stood in contrast to testimony he gave before the Senate earlier this year.
During an April 30 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget request, which came weeks after a ceasefire in the war with Iran, Hegseth testified that replenishing the stockpile could take “months and years.” He described that timeline as “fast” and noted that the speed would depend on the weapon system involved.
