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The US does not have the capacity to process the scrap metals it generates.
There are 5 operational steel smelters left, 3 operational copper smelters ( 2 of them used exclusively for specialty plumbing ), 2 operational aluminum smelters, and 0 operational lead smelters.
It would take roughly 25 years to build up the US metal industry back to post WW2 ( 1950's ) levels.

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Originally Posted by RLS0812

The US does not have the capacity to process the scrap metals it generates.
There are 5 operational steel smelters left, 3 operational copper smelters ( 2 of them used exclusively for specialty plumbing ), 2 operational aluminum smelters, and 0 operational lead smelters.
It would take roughly 25 years to build up the US metal industry back to post WW2 ( 1950's ) levels.