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>The Maginot line in France has become synonymous with a useless measure of defence providing a false sense of security though.

... which has absolutely nothing to do with bell-cot's point in invoking it as a counterexample to France's current production ability.

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Even re production. It's only a massive piece of concrete. France is still good at pouring massive amonts of concrete, that's what all of its suburbs are made of. The line was not exactly a marvel of engineering even for the time (and neither forward looking).