No restrictions: Biden wants to give Israel access to all weapons in warehouses

The United States built a number of warehouses in the Middle East in case of war in the region. AOI can now receive only "excess" or "outdated" weapons. This restriction wants to remove. US President Joe Biden stands for restrictions for Israel in US army reserves that are in the Middle East. About it reports The Intercept. The White House demanded to remove restrictions on all categories of weapons and ammunition at US warehouses located in Israel itself.

The decision is included in Joe Baiden's request to the Senate for military assistance. Currently, the Israeli army can only use the weapons that the US army considers "surplus" or "outdated". The Pentagon built warehouses in the Middle East in the 1980s. The Israeli warehouse is called War Reserve Stockpile Allies-Israel (Wrsa-I). It is the largest composition of weapons of the US Army. Inventories are regulated by strict requirements. Israel now has access to him, but under certain circumstances.

They want to be removed in the White House. The White House also proposes the Senate to vote for the removal of restrictions on replenishment of WRSA-I. Pentagon now cannot spend more than $ 200 million a year. In this way, Israel can get an almost uninterrupted channel for the supply of weapons and ammunition. Restrictions on access to warehouses are proposed to make constant, but to remove restrictions on replenishment of warehouses only for the 2024 financial year.

"The President's extraordinary request for additional financing will create an unobstructed pipeline for the supply of Israel of any defense goods by simple placement in the WRSA-I stock or other reserves intended for Israel,"-said Josh Paul, extent who worked in the Bureau. On US State Department Military and Political Issues. We will remind, on November 28 the media wrote that the West would spread fatigue from war in Ukraine, which is a new threat to Kiev.