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- 1The Specialized Screws Holding Up Missile and Plane Production●This Screw Is Needed for Missiles and Planes. Buying One Can Take Years. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/business/bal
A New York Times report examines ball screws, precision components essential to missiles and aircraft, whose purchase can take years due to limited domestic manufacturing capacity. The piece highlights how this obscure bottleneck constrains American defense production, prompting discussion about industrial base weakness and supply chain fragility as demand for weapons manufacturing grows.