Free trade led to off shoring which devistated the shipping industry. I will not let a mealy mouthed globalist try to re-write history, at least not on my watch.
The US government can start writing checks right now for warships. Lots of warships and they can be built here starting today. Capacity can be added and ramped up based on contracts. We don’t have proper capacity to make shells because the gov will not write contracts for long term production quotas.
We have never offshored our warship building. We simple do not buy enough of them. General Dynamics would be glad to build more boats. They could ramp up capacity and keep that capacity. If they had purchase orders.
If China seizes Taiwan and the South Pacific we win or lose, if we fight at all, based on the assets at hand. We will not have the political will to rearm and spend the money to fight a war of attrition involving billion dollar ships and 200
Million warplanes. Those things are not disposable Liberty Ships.
I am curious, what war of attrition do you envision? Who is the enemy and what is the theater of war?