I am not an expert on Russian manufacturing, but they must import a lot of stuff.

[fightforfreedom]

It may possible to cause major shortages of high tech items, items needed for their military planes, etc.

Look what has happened to the car industry. A chip shortage shut down new car production.

[FarPoint]

1. Always go back to Rule 28.....

" Necessity is the Mother of Invention"....translating into....we will find another option....no big deal.

[USALiberal]

2. I'm sure the USA government have their best people working on it! Nt

[ProfessorGAC]

3. You May Be On To Something

Their GDP is only $1.7 trillion. (About $12k per capita. By contrast, the US is around $64,000.)
30% of GDP is oil & gas.
So, in all other industries the contribution to GDP is only around $8,400 per capita.
That doesn't seem like a robust manufacturing base.

[Liberal In Texas]

4. I suppose it depends on how much China is going to supply them

with what they get from Europe and the Americas. Transporting these things might be problematic if they have to come overland or by air. Depends on what kind of naval blockades might be set up.

[mucifer]

6. Exactly!

[Chainfire]

5. I strongly suspect, without any research, that the Russians make more of their stuff

than we do ours...