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NBC says defence firms expect an 'ugly' White House meeting over dwindling missile stocks

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4:05 PM in New York
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Washington, D.C., United States

NBC News reported that leaders of about seven defence companies were preparing to meet Trump at the White House later in the week, where he was expected to press them to speed up weapons production amid concern over dwindling U.S. missile and interceptor stocks; one person said the meeting was 'going to be ugly'.

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AP had reported in May that contractors would need at least three years to replenish three key weapons used heavily in the Iran war.

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Correction

  • Corrected the time from 4:15 PM Eastern Time, Jun 10, 2026; report-time marker used for the live-audit entry to 4:05 PM New York time, Jun 10, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "U.S. missile stockpile strain enters the Iran-war ledger"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Washington, D.C. / U.S. defense industrial base to Washington, D.C., United States; reclassified it from policy to political; updated the sourcing note; added a source: The Guardian live blog; corrected the publication date of The Guardian live coverage citing NBC News to 2026-06-10. Why and evidence