Cost is not the immediate issue: time is. The ammo required takes time to manufacture. Russia is not going to wait.
Whether that justifies cluster ammunition no idea. An audit would be enlightening for sure. Unfortunately, none of that results in ammo where it’s needed right now.
The pentagon would not survive an audit. It’s unfathomable that with $800 billion they can’t afford to replenish ammunition supplies.
Cost is not the immediate issue: time is. The ammo required takes time to manufacture. Russia is not going to wait.
Whether that justifies cluster ammunition no idea. An audit would be enlightening for sure. Unfortunately, none of that results in ammo where it’s needed right now.