289 The loss of steel and manufacturing is a major national security issue (twitter.com) Embarrassing! posted 1 year ago by XGemInaV 1 year ago by XGemInaV +289 / -0 53 comments share 53 comments share save hide report block hide replies
And the steel we do produce (for mil use, anyway) has been significantly weakened (see: https://www.avpress.com/news/newsline/navy-receives-weak-steel/article_4ea06724-af7b-11ea-bc53-671f36137561.html )
My dad worked in a steel mill for years. They tried to get him to train other countries to produce the same stuff but the products were never the same cause US steel was a different quality