Alliance for American Manufacturing : It’s Not Just the Economy. Steel Imports Also Threaten Our National Security.
Steel equips the military. Dependence on China and Russia would be a huge mistake.
We've written pretty extensively about the devastating impact that China's steel overcapacity is having on American workers and steel communities nationwide.
But the steel imports crisis also is putting our national security at risk.
Steel is essential for America's military, as it is used in the construction of everything from ships and tanks to armaments. It's also a key component of our infrastructure (including in the energy sector).
If America was no longer was able to manufacture its own steel - and as we learned at multiplehearings this week, the industry is at a make-or-break moment right now - we would have to depend on other steel producing nations for our steel supply.
But the steel imports crisis also is putting our national security at risk.
Steel is essential for America's military, as it is used in the construction of everything from ships and tanks to armaments. It's also a key component of our infrastructure (including in the energy sector).
If America was no longer was able to manufacture its own steel - and as we learned at multiplehearings this week, the industry is at a make-or-break moment right now - we would have to depend on other steel producing nations for our steel supply.
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