President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act to accelerate weapons manufacturing across the United States, a move that underscores growing concerns inside the Pentagon about depleted missile stockpiles and fragile defense supply chains after months of conflict with Iran.
The White House announced Tuesday that Trump signed a memorandum authorizing the Defense Department to use emergency powers to address production bottlenecks affecting critical munitions and weapons systems. In the order, Trump warned that current conditions "may pose a direct threat to the national defense or its preparedness programs."
