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"What, do you think we spent 10 grand on a fire extinguisher?"
by mike_hock 3y ago
"What, do you think we spent 10 grand on a fire extinguisher?"
- Kon-Peki 3y agoLarge fire extinguishers are high-pressure cylinders that require high-precision valves. There are fewer than 10 manufacturers in the world that can do it - half of them are in the US and the DoD will spend what it takes to keep it that way. You wouldn't want to end up like the EU and not have a single manufacturer that can do it, or (since Brexit) not have any that are legally allowed to import them. It's a good thing they can be refurbished when used, and that the authorities look the other way when a shipment arrives from a 3rd party...
- psunavy03 3y agoNow do the US shipbuilding industry . . .