We outsourced the manufacturing of the technology that we invented. Now, we depend on other countries, including our greatest strategic adversaries, to make all of the hardware that runs our businesses, powers our economy, and protects our national security. That's insane.
We discuss why magazine depth matters for the American industrial base, lessons from Ukraine, and what the rise of neo-prime defense companies will require from Congress.
While countries like Australia, Singapore, the UK and the US have long term coordinated manufacturing and industry four point zero strategies, New Zealand has shelved its industry transformation plans and still doesn't have a clear view of what kind of manufacturing base it wants in ten to twenty years.
