The Trump administration is exploring “extraordinary” means to expand weapons production, the War Department revealed Monday.

The War Department, President Donald Trump’s new name for the Defense Department, confirmed that major efforts are underway to expand defense capabilities as Trump prepares to deliver remarks before a rare gathering of U.S. military leaders. The Pentagon’s push involves efforts to at least double missile capacity and is aimed at boosting weapons to counter China in a future conflict, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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“President Trump and War Secretary [Pete] Hegseth are exploring extraordinary avenues to expand our military might and accelerate the production of munitions,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said. “This effort has been a collaboration between defense industry leaders and senior Pentagon officials.”

The latest twist in the global arms race comes as Washington has faced a depleted weapons supply after sending missiles, including specialized Patriot missiles, to Ukraine for use in its war against Russia. Hundreds more U.S.-made missiles were used to aid Israel’s brief conflict with Iran in June.

The Pentagon has moved to accelerate weapons production to match global threats, including a possible war with China, amid growing concerns that the depleted U.S. arms supply makes it vulnerable to foes, according to the outlet. Hegseth is reportedly focused on pushing defense contractors already struggling to keep up with demand, such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, to ramp up production of 12 weapons the Pentagon wants on hand in case of a conflict with China.

The Pentagon’s push comes as the Trump administration has become involved in attempting to de-escalate a number of regional wars, which White House officials worry could balloon into a wider conflict, or even a World War III scenario. Those conflicts include the war between Russia and Ukraine and Israel’s fight against Hamas in Gaza.

But strategic concerns about China have remained at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. In addition to building ties with Russia and economically aligning itself with a host of other countries, Beijing has become increasingly aggressive in asserting dominance over Taiwan, a critical U.S. ally in the Pacific.

“We are not going to sugarcoat it — the threat China poses is real,” Hegseth said in May, weeks before he announced that the Pentagon would no longer allow China-based engineers to interact with the department’s cloud system because of fears that “China’s cyber capabilities pose one of the most aggressive and dangerous threats to the United States.”

The China threat “could be imminent,” Hegseth continued, adding that China’s army “is rehearsing for the real deal.”

U.S. military commanders have warned about the implications for the U.S. should China try to take over Taiwan.

Such an action would result in a 25% GDP contraction in Asia and pose a “knock-on effect of 10 to 12% GDP reduction in the United States of America,” Adm. Samuel Paparo, the head of U.S. forces for the Indo-Pacific, told the Senate Armed Services Committee in April.

HEGSETH TURNS TO HIS MISSION TO RESHAPE THE MILITARY

Trump has appeared to walk the line on China, reportedly withholding hundreds of millions in military support to Taiwan earlier this month as he seeks to close a major trade deal with Beijing that would ease tensions.

While amenable to making a trade deal, China has scorned Trump’s suggestion of holding trilateral denuclearization talks with Beijing and Moscow.