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If there was a geopolitical emergency that needed massive US shipbuilding efforts (ie. naval war over Taiwan) it seems obvious that Japanese and Korean shipyard
by krapht 4y ago
If there was a geopolitical emergency that needed massive US shipbuilding efforts (ie. naval war over Taiwan) it seems obvious that Japanese and Korean shipyards would be smoking craters from Chinese medium range ballistic missiles. Assuming, as usual, that any Taiwan conflict doesn't escalate into nuclear war.
So any such agreement would be worth as much as the raw paper it was written on.
- corrral 4y agoIt's not even necessary that the shipyard be destroyed, just that the countries they're based in need shipyard output more than they need to honor their agreements with us. Sourcing foreign ships for domestic use may be a good idea, but production-sharing agreements like that are worthless when it really matters. If you don't have physical possession of the productive capital (legal possession can be, and is, ignored when shit hits the fan, so that hardly matters) then you can't count on it in a crisis.
- cjbgkagh 4y agoRaw paper would be worth more as that paper could still be used for other things.