Subject: Re: US Steel restarting Granite City Steel plant
The Navy just aborted the Constellation frigate program.

True. But they've ordered 4 Ford class carriers. And an option for two more.

I'm glad to see steel coming back. It is vital to maintain domestic sources for critical materiel, such as steel. If we end up in a shooting war, we don't want Russia or China to be able to cut our supply lines. We should have domestic sources for lots of things, and make sure people continue the knowledge of how to make it. It's really difficult to regain manufacturing knowledge once it's lost.