{
  "id": 347103,
  "title": "Pentagon Urges Defense Contractors to Boost Weapons Output as Stockpiles Shrink",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/pentagon-urges-defense-contractors-to-boost-weapons-output-as",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-09T04:06:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBS World Radio",
    "slug": "kbs-world-radio",
    "url": "https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm?lang=e&Seq_Code=203464"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[International] : The United States Department of Defense is reportedly pressing American defense companies to rapidly increase weapons production as the country's stockpiles of ammunition and other munitions have declined amid the war with Iran. The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing a Pentagon memo, that ... [more...]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}