Defense Department analysts worry that the ability of the United States to wage a prolonged war would be seriously endangered if the machine-tool manufacturing base shrinks further. Before the Defense Department publicly connected this security issue with the import quota issue, however, the machine-tool industry raised the national security issue in its petition for import quotas.
Which of the following, if true, contributes most to an explanation of the machine-tool industry’s raising the issue above regarding national security?

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Correct Answer is :  The machine-tool industry encountered difficulty in obtaining governmental protection against imports on grounds other than defense.

GMAT Verbal Reasoning Practice Test 4