You don't know what you don't know. So you weren't around when America shut down all its industry and moved manufacturing to China? LOL I still stand by my position that it will take a least a decade to spin up manufacturing to be able to compete with Russian manufacturing of military product. Other than China or possibly India, Russia hasn't any competition in this regard. That's one of the reasons they've won the war, well, that and superior military tactics. Russia has never been conquered—Not even close.

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You read too much bullshit. The US is the second-largest manufacturer on the planet, after China. We have quite a lot of industry still. Nor was "rust bowl" ever a term, which you'd know if you were an American.

If Russian production is so plentiful, where are all the T-90s? Seems to me a major producer of materiel wouldn't be needing to field its T-64's in a modern conflict.

[–] badwetter@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

@Carrolade@lemmy.world

Unfortunately, you're not well-informed. Probably a NAFO too. Are you a NAFO?

The 1990s marked a significant period of transition for American manufacturing, with the movement of production to China leading to substantial job losses and economic decline in the Rust Belt. However, recent trends suggest a potential resurgence in manufacturing, driven by global economic shifts and a focus on domestic production.

Also, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_Belt and https://recruitonomics.com/is-the-american-rust-belt-primed-for-a-resurgence/

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[–] Carrolade@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago

That's a region. It's also not what you said, you said rust bowl. You know bowls and belts are different things, right? Belts hold your pants up, bowls are dishes you eat food out of.