ANALYSIS/OPINION:
As the COVID-19 vaccine is administered to patients in the U.S., it illustrates the need to maintain strategically important manufacturing capabilities in the United States in times of crisis.
It is particularly imperative that Republicans and Democrats in Congress do not lose sight of the existential threat posed by China, Russia and Middle East countries that seek to harm by continuing to perpetuate the hollowing out of the American manufacturing base. As the incoming administration aims to rebuild our economy, they must prioritize rebuilding America’s industrial base as a core national security issue.
In recent years, I authored a study on the military’s growing and dangerous reliance on foreign nations for the raw materials and finished products needed to defend the United States. Our military is the strongest in the world due to our ability to manufacture and produce the materials that we need to support our troops, right here in the United States. And