Without immediate war, Britain would place fewer orders in American factories, although French purchases remain possible. Britain still has domestic production available and would face political resistance to spending naval funds abroad during peacetime. Historically, bombing risk and the wartime need to disperse procurement made American supply more attractive, while air-defence demands competed for British industrial capacity. A delayed conflict gives Britain more time to expand home production and defences and changes what American factories are asked to build. American fleet growth therefore cannot be projected independently of Allied commercial demand.
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Peacetime procurement changes Anglo-American industry
Without an immediate war, Britain buys less from American factories, expands more production at home, and changes the industrial path of both navies.