There's actually an entire non-big3 industry which manufacturers military hardware in the US. Your point about not wanting foreign dependencies is a good one th

There's actually an entire non-big3 industry which manufacturers military hardware in the US. Your point about not wanting foreign dependencies is a good one though (see also strategic oil reserve). http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97843617 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9784361...