Three-byline alert: 🚨

“.. The Defense Department’s second in command hastily gathered top military and defense acquisition officials .. to discuss ways to quickly address a shortfall of U.S. weaponry — after he got an angry phone call ..” @NBCNews https://t.co/3Sj4xZVS2w https://t.co/6K8gw17JvV — via @CarlQuintanilla

Urgent Pentagon meeting over weaponry shortfall after angry call signals high geopolitical impact.