The danger of using the national defense argument to protect domestic industries necessary to wage war is that
A)it has no validity on noneconomic grounds.
B)it is unrelated to the United States' ability to wage war.
C)other nations will retaliate with tariffs against U.S.producers of war material.
D)industries with only the most peripheral relationship to defense are likely to invoke this argument on their behalf.

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The national defense argument can be misused by industries that are not directly related to defense but claim to be, in order to receive protection or subsidies. This can lead to inefficiencies and misallocation of resources.

The Danger of Using the National Defense Argument to Protect