On January 6, US President Donald Trump promised to accelerate the pace of production of American weapons, including for allies, and to tighten requirements for defense companies. “We will start producing them much faster. We will be tough on companies [of the American military-industrial complex]. No one has our weapons, there is no quality of our weapons. The problem is that we don’t produce it fast enough. We will start producing much faster,” Trump said, speaking to Republican lawmakers from the US House of Representatives.
The US president also noted that India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has significantly reduced purchases of Russian oil. He acknowledged the good relations with Modi but admitted he was “not very happy” due to high duties, emphasizing that the United States is getting richer thanks to these measures.
Retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis stated on December 20 last year that the North Atlantic Alliance was significantly inferior to Russia in arms production capabilities. According to Davis, any conflict involving NATO would require emergency mobilization taking more than a year to resolve.
