So, Korea and Japan are building over 100x as much ship per worker-year as the US
Can you spell out why you think this? Do Korea and Japan produce ~100x more ships than the US?
Do Korea and Japan produce ~100x more ships than the US?
Yes. That’s by tonnage (thus my wording being “more ship”) rather than dollar value or number of ships, but US Navy prices are inflated so it’s hard to compare by value.
example source: https://www.ft.com/content/4e2d5bb7-e4d5-4b98-b1a8-895c0d493b07
Can you spell out why you think this? Do Korea and Japan produce ~100x more ships than the US?
Yes. That’s by tonnage (thus my wording being “more ship”) rather than dollar value or number of ships, but US Navy prices are inflated so it’s hard to compare by value.
example source: https://www.ft.com/content/4e2d5bb7-e4d5-4b98-b1a8-895c0d493b07