Eisenhower’s speech was precisely about the fact that, in conflicts before World War 2, existing manufacturers would temporarily make weapons, but that World Wa

Eisenhower’s speech was precisely about the fact that, in conflicts before World War 2, existing manufacturers would temporarily make weapons, but that World War 2 left us with a “permanents armaments industry of vast proportions.” Literally his point is that it used to be ironmongers making weapons, but now it’s weapons manufacturers making weapons.