Is this supposed to be like how the market for screwdrivers is inefficient by definition since I can buy a Craftsman or a Stanley? Either way, allowing your in

Is this supposed to be like how the market for screwdrivers is inefficient by definition since I can buy a Craftsman or a Stanley? Either way, allowing your industrial base to atrophy to a sole source is one of the classic ways of increasing costs to the taxpayers, so I'm not surprised the Navy is trying hard to avoid it. Just look at all the trouble Russia has had trying to reboot their submarine programs.