Absolutely shocking story about the failures of industrial policy that have now manifested in NATO ammunition shortages in Ukraine. Years ago the U.S. government basically decided that artillery shells are obsolete and stopped making them. Now Ukraine is outgunned in a war of attrition with a rival that never gave up producing these types of cheap munitions necessary for grinding warfare. American defense contractors are too focused on cashing in on shiny gadgets often more useful for counterterrorism than fighting a genuine war.

reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-artillery/

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why not use the shiny gadgets then? 

If we have go back to use artillery shells and the shiny gadgets are too dangerous to use, why war?

Maybe because we've entered an era of proxy wars, where shiny gadgets can't be used (because they require direct involvement).