I want to expand on that refreshing the stockpile idea. The equipment is perishable (on the range of years) and should be rotated. Most things probably are.

I want to expand on that refreshing the stockpile idea. The equipment is perishable (on the range of years) and should be rotated. Most things probably are. Any such stockpile should have a half-life rotation period, where items at the half life are sold in to the market at a slight discount and the stockpile continually refreshed. Ideally the government should also be buying or making in bulk and thus their discounted price might actually be competitive.