By leveraging its economic strength, demographic advantage, and military potential, Europe can confidently counter Putin’s imperial ambitions and provide Ukraine with the support it needs to resist Russia’s invasion, writes Agnia Grigas.
I believe there is a supply shortage of one of the core ingredients required to make them and a major supplier supplies Russia over the west. *I might be talking out of my ass since this is just something I recall hearing a while ago.
There’s no exotic ingredients in artillery shells. The chemistry to make explosives is (relatively) simple organic chemistry, like any country capable of making fertilizer can easily achieve. The rest is just metal housing and some basic electronics (depends how sophisticated you want the fuzing to be).
I believe there is a supply shortage of one of the core ingredients required to make them and a major supplier supplies Russia over the west. *I might be talking out of my ass since this is just something I recall hearing a while ago.
There’s no exotic ingredients in artillery shells. The chemistry to make explosives is (relatively) simple organic chemistry, like any country capable of making fertilizer can easily achieve. The rest is just metal housing and some basic electronics (depends how sophisticated you want the fuzing to be).
Yeah they didn’t invest in it for a long time. But as they do it will expand. It’s just a matter of time and money.