By the end of 1942 America's output of war materiel already exceeded the combined production of the three Axis powers, Germany, Italy and Japan.

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In the absence of such funding, critical war materiel will begin to run short - jeopardizing the mission, and possibly the lives, of our servicemen and women on the front lines.

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When Franco first went on the attack in 1936, Republican Spain had one of the biggest gold stocks in the world, gold which the government promptly arranged to exchange for war materiel.

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The Russians have played a little bit nicer when it comes to sanctions on Iran, they have been modestly more receptive towards shipping NATO war materiel to Afghanistan, and have been somewhat more cooperative in terms of negotiating with the WTO.

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In 1942-43, Detroit switched in six months from automaking to producing one-fifth of all the materiel that won the war.

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