Historically, a country being able to create, equip, and supply its own military forces was "table stakes" for being a serious power. Vs. being a knows-its-pla

Historically, a country being able to create, equip, and supply its own military forces was "table stakes" for being a serious power. Vs. being a knows-its-place junior coalition partner. Or a helpless bystander. Or a battlefield. Or one of the "spoils of war" which the serious powers fought to secure. That critical task was not entrusted to the invisible hand of capitalism. America founded the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Armory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_Armory in 1777. And https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Navy_Yard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Navy_Yard was established in 1799. There were many more such facilities - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_Army_arsenals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_Army_ar... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Yard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Yard . But, sadly, "Greed Is Our One-And-Only God" modern capitalism is incompatible with such long-term concern for national security. And with $billions in defense contract profits at stake, the capitalists refused to tolerate competition from gov't-owned and operated facilities. So between the 1960's and today, virtually all of America's historic armories and navy yards have been shut down and sold off. By many accounts, the History Dept's in most of America's colleges and universities are now on the chopping block. It would appear that the CCP still studies history.