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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by dylan604 on Monday November 10, 2025 @11:08AM (#45877295)
> Of course, you can also look for some closer-to-home backup friends.

Nobody likes being a back up friend to only be called on when your primary friend is unavailable, or you want to do something your primary friend wouldn't like. Countries make treaties/trade agreements accordingly

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Re:How the UK lost its shipbuilding industry by eru on Monday November 10, 2025 @07:59PM (#45882886)
Countries (and corporations) aren't like ordinary people with their pesky social norms: your international 'friends' are mostly happy to be compensated with eg money or other goodies for being your backup friends, even when that would be a social faux pas with human friends.
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