Our defense industrial base, long the envy of the world, has atrophied significantly. We're no longer capable of manufacturing for our warfighters at scale or speed. Just look at shipbuilding. China builds 47% of the world's ships. The US builds 110 of 1%. We build fewer ships than Croatia or the Netherlands. Our global munition Stockpiles are low and we lack the capacity to rapidly restock magazine depth. (02:57–03:07)
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Asserts that China builds 47% of the world's ships, while the U.S. builds 0.1%.
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