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by tinalumfoil 2253 days ago
The issue is a lot of the factories that make these products are in China. The US has foresight to ensure military supply lines aren't dependent on China, but that foresight didnt extend to medical equipment. There simply isnt the capacity enough masks in the US.
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> The US has foresight to ensure military supply lines aren't dependent on China

I have to surprise you. A surprising amount of US defence hardware is double digit Chinese BOM.