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Of course Switzerland is a giant. The industry is based upon:
1. Mature mechanical engineering
2. Innovative digital control technology
3. Continuous tradition of craftsmanship
You may try to develop (1) and (2). But you cannot acquire (3) anytime soon. That is just impossible
1. Mature mechanical engineering
2. Innovative digital control technology
3. Continuous tradition of craftsmanship
You may try to develop (1) and (2). But you cannot acquire (3) anytime soon. That is just impossible
Much of what is usually referred to as "expertise" (believe the experts) is just infallibility ex cathedra ideology. It is based on a social convention and not on the objective reality. In contrast, the craftsman expertise is real, very difficult to pick and impossible to fake
One of the most destructive effects of the post-Soviet collapse on the Russian military production was the loss of craftsmanship -> tacit knowledge. Sometimes you can reverse engineer the technology later. Sometimes you can't. Anyway, much of it has been lost irreversibly
For this reason, assuming that without mass import of equipment from Western Europe/Japan Russia would be "stuck in the 1980s" is wrong. It would be all the way downhill. Once you lose the craftsmanship, doing it old way is no longer viable, as most of the loss is irreversible
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