It takes time for extra capacity to come online. We saw it quite clearly when the Ukraine war started: western allies want to help Ukraine, and Ukraine desperat

It takes time for extra capacity to come online. We saw it quite clearly when the Ukraine war started: western allies want to help Ukraine, and Ukraine desperately needs artillery shells, but the facilities to build those were scaled back to produce at peacetime rates (i.e., not much) in the name of efficiency and cost-cutting. Rebuilding and restaffing new factories isn't something that happens overnight, because those rely on a broader supply chain for component parts and personnel. https://apnews.com/article/us-army-ukraine-russia-ammunition-war-75a9ca2e3be09578c65f1198ba5b72e5 https://apnews.com/article/us-army-ukraine-russia-ammunition...