Maciej Konieczny claims sole European supplier sends much of its production to the US which then exports it for use by Israel
Europe cannot supply enough TNT to defend either itself or Ukraine largely because its monopoly supplier of the explosive is contracted to send much of its production to the US which then exports it for use by Israel in Gaza, a Polish MP has claimed.
Maciej Konieczny, a member of the leftwing Razem party said the Polish company Nitro-Chem, owned by the Polish Armaments Group, cannot keep up with demand partly because it has signed successive contracts to supply TNT to the US where it is used in bombs supplied to Israel.
The Polish explosive is allegedly used by the US to produce various types of ammunition, including the 2,000lb MK-84 and 550lb BLU-109 penetrating bombs, both of which Israel is accused of using in Gaza.
The US currently has no means of producing TNT domestically, and the severe shortage has prompted the US government to give permission for a factory to be built in Kentucky.
