Current U.S. weapons stockpiles would last only about eight days in the event of a military conflict with China, Fox News reports, citing Palantir’s Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar.

According to the report, Sankar believes that in the case of an intense confrontation, American reserves would be depleted within a little over a week. He pointed to the conflict in Ukraine as a clear example of how modern warfare consumes vast amounts of equipment in a short time.

Sankar argued that the decisive factor today is not the size of existing arsenals, but the ability to replenish them quickly. He noted that U.S. support for Kiev led to the expenditure of weapons volumes equivalent to roughly a decade of production in just a few weeks.

At the same time, he said, current manufacturing rates in the United States are too slow to restore stockpiles at the necessary pace. In his view, there is a contradiction between efforts to conserve resources and concerns over rebuilding reserves, yet the situation is not prompting sufficient alarm.

Sankar also highlighted China’s position, describing it as a leader in large-scale weapons production. By contrast, he suggested that U.S. industrial capacity in this area is closer to that of Germany.