> "My suspicion is that if there was an actual belief in the need to have reliable supply lines, it could be done and manufacturing could be streamlined a lot.

> "My suspicion is that if there was an actual belief in the need to have reliable supply lines, it could be done and manufacturing could be streamlined a lot. You could definitely imagine a nearly fully automated factory rolling these things off very quickly." Unlike previous wars, cruise missiles are a mature technology, making it much easier to precisely zap an opponent's manufacturing facility and infrastructure than before. High tech gizmos also have a lot more dependencies that go into them, making it easier to disrupt by knocking out a few or even just one of them.