Preparing for a short war costs less than sustaining a prolonged conflict that steadily consumes equipment. The war in Ukraine supplies the contemporary example in this December 2022 discussion, with Russian stocks and the supplies available from NATO states being depleted. Replacing those stocks required time to restart or expand production. The resulting gap is linked to having funded and planned for shorter wars.
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Short-war budgets leave shortages when fighting continues
Weapons stockpiles can shrink faster than industry replaces them when a war outlasts the duration funded and planned for.