It certainly looked obvious to me so as to comment on it about a month ago. Of course a year of denial here is not uncommon, they shocking revelation. A year of service of/to denials, they acquiescence to truth/reality, common practice. You haven't noticed people?
@christian We will never run low on weapons or munitions for two reasons.
Reason number 1: We have a Strategic Reserve that is NEVER going to be touched other than to be renewed as the munitions get too old to be reliable.
Reason number 2: We have factories all over the US that are waiting for the word to start mass producing more.
In case you don't know or have forgotten,the weapons and weapons systems we "give away" are always the oldest in current inventory,and are replaced immediately with new ones.
Also,many/most of the explosives we give away like ammo for artillery pieces and explosives would have just been destroyed if we hadn't given it away.
It is in the best interests of BOTH the union workers/factories that produce it as well as the US military to keep a fresh supply of all types of munitions on stock at all times because there simply isn't enough time to gear up production and produce them if we are attacked. When and IF we ever need them,we need them NOW,not next month.
Of course,the "best if used by date" is just a percentage of the actual "lifespan" of any of it. This is something you just can't take chances on.