What do you suppose it means

**RLS0812** · 10-30-2016, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by ozzy214

World war 3 comes price will skyrocket

That depends on which countries are fighting ...
The US would not be able to produce anything if China cut off all trade ( almost no industrial capacity left ) .

Copper, for example, would probably lose value on the US side of the pond - as the only 3 copper smelters left in the US are not tooled for producing general goods. (( 2 of them are used for producing water pipes and pipe fittings ))
Also note: There are 7 operational steel smelters left - owned by 3 companies - which do not have to capacity to rebuild US industry back to WW2 levels for an estimated 20 - 40 years.

**ozzy214** · 10-30-2016, 02:57 PM

Originally Posted by RLS0812

That depends on which countries are fighting ...
The US would not be able to produce anything if China cut off all trade ( almost no industrial capacity left ) .

Copper, for example, would probably lose value on the US side of the pond - as the only 3 copper smelters left in the US are not tooled for producing general goods. (( 2 of them are used for producing water pipes and pipe fittings ))
Also note: There are 7 operational steel smelters left - owned by 3 companies - which do not have to capacity to rebuild US industry back to WW2 levels for an estimated 20 - 40 years.

And thats just f ing lovely. We go into WW3 with no way to build weapons for 20-40 years and have to use antiquated junk or junk bought from china to fight. Lovely.......its like the kid lighting a firecracker in his hand to go off...

**alloy2** · 10-30-2016, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by RLS0812

That depends on which countries are fighting ...
The US would not be able to produce anything if China cut off all trade ( almost no industrial capacity left ) .

Copper, for example, would probably lose value on the US side of the pond - as the only 3 copper smelters left in the US are not tooled for producing general goods. (( 2 of them are used for producing water pipes and pipe fittings ))
Also note: There are 7 operational steel smelters left - owned by 3 companies - which do not have to capacity to rebuild US industry back to WW2 levels for an estimated 20 - 40 years.

Originally Posted by ozzy214

And thats just f ing lovely. We go into WW3 with no way to build weapons for 20-40 years and have to use antiquated junk or junk bought from china to fight. Lovely.......its like the kid lighting a firecracker in his hand to go off...

Sorry China is allied with Russia who own "Uranium One" which in turn controls USA uranium stocks.

Keep an eye on the Dow Index come Monday morning we've been screwed.

**alloy2** · 10-30-2016, 04:01 PM

**CCRcameron** · 11-25-2016, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by RLS0812

That depends on which countries are fighting ...
The US would not be able to produce anything if China cut off all trade ( almost no industrial capacity left ) .

Copper, for example, would probably lose value on the US side of the pond - as the only 3 copper smelters left in the US are not tooled for producing general goods. (( 2 of them are used for producing water pipes and pipe fittings ))
Also note: There are 7 operational steel smelters left - owned by 3 companies - which do not have to capacity to rebuild US industry back to WW2 levels for an estimated 20 - 40 years.

You say that but we in Pennsylvania still have many industrial factories open and spurning out goods. And still have many of the same machines that built shells in WW2. I work at a machinist shop and we have many turret lathes that are still working after 70 years.