Lockheed-General Motors Make Patriot Missiles: US Cannibalizes Civilian Industry For Arms Making

- US for-profit corporations refusing to invest in expanding production rates is instead cannibalizing collapsing civilian industry across the West including both in the US (GM) and across Europe (automakers like VW); - The US has deliberately destroyed global economics to not only target and undermine targeted nations like Russia, China, and Iran, but also its proxies, forcing them to divert civilian production and funding from social programs to military production/spending; - The parts made by GM for the Lockheed Patriot missile are for its housing, meaning the advanced components insides still need to be built in greater quantities to make use of these components; - While this is more of a PR stunt now, if Lockheed increases missile production significantly, it has a solution for the greater quantities of housing required for them; References: Reuters - Lockheed Martin gets first batch of Patriot interceptor parts from General Motors (Sep. 18, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/lockheed-martin-gets-first-batch-patriot-interceptor-parts-general-motors-2026-09-17/ Stars and Stripes - Pentagon, Boeing to boost production of Patriot missile component as demand surges (Apr 2026): https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2026-04-02/boeing-patriot-missile-production-21258911.html NYT - Defense Hiring Will Ease, Not End, Pain in European Car Industry (Sep. 2026): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/business/defense-hiring-european-car-industry.html Politico - Germany’s economy is driving off a cliff. The car industry is behind the wheel. (2025): https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-economy-car-industry-automotive-crisis-tariffs-china-energy-costs/ NYT - G.M. Books a $7.1 Billion Loss as It Scales Back E.V. Ambitions (Jan. 2026): https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/business/general-motors-electric-vehicles-writedown.html Where to Find My Work: Website: https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/ Telegram: https://t.me/brianlovethailand X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/BrianJBerletic Rumble (YouTube alternative): https://rumble.com/c/c-1459863 How to Support my Work (and thank you!): Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheNewAtlas Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/landdestroyer PromptPay: 0851547235