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Can they? Maybe. Will they? No. Besides, how would it actually help.
by bitmasher9 2y ago
Can they? Maybe. Will they? No. Besides, how would it actually help.
- michaelt 2y agoSome people think countries should keep a certain amount of certain industries around, regardless of whether they can be run profitably, just in case a big war breaks out and you need those things and can't source them from abroad. A government might keep things like shipyards in business, even if they can't compete in the global market, just in case we ever need a rush order of new warships. And keep steel mills in business to supply the shipyards, and so on. Because modern weapon systems need modern integrated circuits, if there was the political desire the state could keep Intel on life support forever.