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Wide Review Begins Of Defense Industrial Base

July 25 2017

USA

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order for a cross-government study of the U.S. defense industrial base, reports Defense One.

Signed on Friday, the order has been described by administration officials as a "high priority" for Trump, noted the Marine Corps Times.

The review will cover manufacturing capacity, workforce and other issues and determine if the industrial base can fully meet military needs during a war or lower-level conflict, U.S. officials said last...

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