Jan 12, 2024
For all the reasons you mention, 'no'. American manufacturers can barely put a plane together with all the necessary bolts. Or do a soft landing on the moon. What you didn't mention is the U.S. holding back chip tech. That's like holding back oil from the Japanese in the early 1940s.
It's just a matter of time before China starts blockading parts of the South China Sea...or worse.