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- LOL, we love to think that the manufacturing base will be important in 'time of war' but, really, it takes 15-20 years to ramp up a major new weapons system nowadays.
Not new major weapon systems. Increased production of current ones, also logistical, and munitions. The US and Great Britain got roaring in WWII in 3-4 years. Example. I live by Willow Run. Ford built the plant and reached mass production in 3 years.
Of course you could argue the likelihood or necessity to need this capability, but Defense tends to err on the side of caution.
Also, GM retires lost their retirement medical benefits, even the ones that had been paying for them for decades.