The old machine shops, tool and dye makers and myriad parts manufacturers were decimated as that work often went offshore to cheaper manufacturers.

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Engineering companies like Siemens, transport firms like Deutsche Bahn, and machine tool firms could all be in Russia's sights.

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This group was comprised of representatives of leading machine tool manufacturers and trade associations from five nations (the United States, West Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Italy).

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