What are we going to do? We need 400,000 guys in a shipyard. Yes. I mean, it's, it has to move faster, like much faster than it is right now. And Our biggest peer competitor out there, our adversary, China, they get it. They get it. There is a deterrent effect in having a massive manufacturing base and an ability to build things on scale. So how do we grab the country by the metaphorical lapels and shake it without scaring it? Because it's so easy to alarm and you know, the constant political back and forth, it's exhausting. (32:54–33:12)
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Asserts that China understands the strategic advantage of a large manufacturing base.
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