WorldNATO faces cotton shortage for gunpowder production, WSJ says

NATO is facing a shortage of cotton needed to produce gunpowder, according to The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper says the relevant material is linters, the short fibers left on cotton seeds after processing. These fibers are converted into nitrocellulose, which is also known as guncotton. The report highlights the importance of this cotton byproduct to the production process.

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