US seeks to buy ammunition from Taiwan as stocks run low after Iraq: report
Taiwan produces some 400 million such bullets annually, according to the paper. It added most rifle bullets were manufactured by an arsenal in southern Kaohsiung which has storage problems due to declining demand in the absence of any military conflict across the Taiwan Strait.
Citing Taiwanese military sources, the United Evening News said Washington had made the request to acquire some 300 million 5.56-millimetre bullets for rifles for an estimated two billion Taiwan dollars (62.5 million US).
Pete's Points
It's not bad enough that the US actually expends ammunition in killing people it now has to outsource its supply because it does not seem to be able to manufacture it fast enough. The Taiwanese are grinner's of course as they keep up their manufacturing, get US dollars with which to buy Hellfire air to ground missiles from Lockheed, get rid of all of their old ordnance to the Americans and free up their bunkers to load more bullets with which to protect their relative independence.
The Americans are OK because they get their ammunition, their money back and also get to help an ally.
Who does NOT benefit from this arrangement?
Why the taxpayer of course!
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