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It seems like the US government isn't structured to deploy such resources so quickly (e.g., FEMA's responses to Katrina, Sandy, etc.) and regulation would seem to kill private efforts. Maybe a state or local government could pull it off with accommodation from federal regulators.

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In the US, private industry is broadly empowered to say "No" or "I'll see you in court" to government demands, to a larger degree than many other countries.

The side effect of empowering private industry is that organizations like FEMA and the CDC can't force much, and typically advise or request.

Which doesn't get things done nearly as efficiently when it's a situation where proposed actions are detrimental to one corporation, even if good for the nation.

What do you think the US government would have to demand from private industry to do build in the time frame that Thunder God Mountain was built?

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