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Good post JB you hit everything I was going to.
Our systems are WAY too complex to manufacture from a car factory now. They used to be made of aluminum and steel where now our tanks and planes are titanium (totally different process). Our ships used to be simple coal or combustion driven where now they are complex and sensitive turbine. Our weapons used to be steel and wood, now complex with microchips, internal guidance, and of a combination of metals.
Our effectiveness is infinately better than before, but this has the drawback that only highly specialized equipment can manufacture it. Losing a few car factories or textile mills wont affect what will happen in times of war.
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