The U.S. Military Relies on One Louisiana Factory. It Blew Up

Re:The U.S. Military Relies on One Louisiana Factory. It Ble... by simonh on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:45AM (#35729815)

In the west almost all but a small fraction of military procurement is satisfied by private industry. That was just as true in WW2 as it is today. The question is how you manage that.

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Re:The U.S. Military Relies on One Louisiana Factory. It Ble... by bell-cot on Thursday April 27, 2023 @12:04PM (#35730153)

At the height of a massive modern war, yes. But look at (say) the histories of most of the weapons used in WWII. How many of the major small arms, artillery pieces, guns, tanks, warships, etc. of WWII were developed directly by the government, in-house, and then produced at scale during the war at government armories?

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Re:The U.S. Military Relies on One Louisiana Factory. It Ble... by SnaggyJoker on Thursday April 27, 2023 @12:02PM (#35730108)

That's one of the major unspoken reasons of why "too big to fail" corporations are bailed out.

They're also often used to supply things the government wants such as n95 masks during the pandemic.

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