"Newshound" wrote in message
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Your question reminds me of some interesting info (if memory allows). A
certain British army tank had to rely on a source of Russian bearings, as
they were not available anywhere else, at short notice.
I think that the "cold war" was still on.


I'd not heard that one (sounds a bit Urban Myth to be honest, as Wyko
could make anything at a price, but maybe it was to do with delivery),

As stated above "at short notice". It's definitely not an "Urban Myth". It's
true, and I'd wager on it.

but when I was trying to source asbestos clutch linings to keep an old UK
nuclear power station going I was interested to find that you could still
fit asbestos to Challenger tanks
I don't think that regulations that are mandatory to civilians apply to the
Armed Services.

Sylvain.