Europe’s Ammo Crisis: One Factory, One War, and a Race Against Time

Europe’s Ammo Crisis: One Factory, One War, and a Race Against Time

Europe’s plans to ramp up ammunition production largely depend on a single TNT-producing factory in Bydgoszcz, Poland—the last of its kind in the EU. With only one operational factory left in the bloc, Europe scrambles to rebuild its munitions industry and reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers. Decades of peace led to the decline of European munitions production, with toxic and energy-intensive TNT manufacturing outsourced to countries like C…