Could a U.S.-Owned Training-and-Production Shipyard in an Allied Country Help Rebuild America's Shipbuilding Workforce?

Congress has repeatedly warned that the United States needs to rebuild its shipbuilding workforce and industrial base. At the same time, lawmakers are proposing restrictions on foreign-built warships. This raises an interesting question. What if the United States established a U.S.-owned shipyard on long-term leased land in a close allied country with a world-class shipbuilding ecosystem? The facilities, management, security standards, and final products would remain American, while U.S. personn