President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act June 16 to boost weapons production, saying the existing conditions of the munitions industry and supply chains in the United States could pose a national defense threat.
Trump’s memo authorizes Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to start making agreements and plans to kickstart production of key items.
The 1950 law grants the president executive authority to shape national defense preparedness programs and control domestic industry when national security is threatened to ensure materials and services are available for military needs or emergencies.
The presidential memo, which will be published in the Federal Register June 17, states “conditions exist” in the U.S. military’s munitions industry that could create a threat to national defense or its preparedness programs….
Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Weapons Production, Supply Chain
