Major defense firm says decoupling impossible.

Greg Hayes, chief executive of Raytheon, said the company had “several thousand suppliers in China and decoupling . . . is impossible”.

Insanity. Basically the outcome of a war with China will rest on whether China decides to supply us with ammunition.https://t.co/kk3EFdDeLg

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) June 20, 2023

Interesting.

It might be price prohibitive but it isn't impossible.  This ladies and gentlemen is the weak underbelly of our defenses.

We have corporations that are not interested in a possible conflict but only interested in profit and the bottom line.

Maybe that is how it should be.

But considering the public/private partnership that many of these firms have with the DoD, a little strong arming might be necessary and even called for.

The reality?

If our domestic firms refuse to play by our rules then we should open it up to the S. Koreans, Japanese, and EU countries.  If they're willing to play by our rules of the road then they should be given access.

Is it possible that the "buy America" act is actually hamstringing us now?