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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by expedition32 on Monday November 10, 2025 @07:43AM (#45875397)
It's a country that is also a capitalist economy. Ofcourse they can build cargo ships. But those ships will be ten times more expensive than anything you can buy from Korea.

Who is going to make up the difference?

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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by flir on Monday November 10, 2025 @08:01AM (#45875544)
The idea is that, if it's that important, you ultimately fund it from taxation. It's so important that it's really defence spending.
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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by TitaRusell on Monday November 10, 2025 @09:43AM (#45876493)
The UK has been slashing defence spending since WW2. And with reason the USSR lost because they couldn't afford the cold war anymore.
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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by nradov on Monday November 10, 2025 @12:18PM (#45878175)
And now the UK has committed to increase defense spending.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-...

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