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JustABozoOnThisBus

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5. Do we have a steel industry that can support a shipbuilding industry?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Aug 19, 2025, 05:50 PM

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Or do we have to get the steel from China?

A lot of our basic manufacturing is gone, and will be expensive to restart. Steel mills are no longer allowed to belch smoke.

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