US Would Run Out of Missiles in a Week in Two-Front Conflict: ‘War Game’ Analysis

Australia is among nations providing M777 howitzers and the 155mm artillery shells they use to support Ukraine in fighting off invading Russia, but at an average expenditure of 7,000 rounds a day, the war in Eastern Europe is depleting U.S., NATO, and allied stockpiles. Major Roger Brennan/Australian Defence Forces

Institutional think-tanks such as the Washington-based Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) routinely scrutinize data in “war game” analyses that alert Pentagon planners of projected stresses and shortfalls across varying conflict scenarios.

Right now, with Ukraine receiving weapons, munitions, and financial support from more than 50 nations in fighting off Russia’s February 2022 invasion, a strata of supply chain strains are vexing Western European and American efforts to meet Kyiv’s demand for such basics as bullets and bombs.