U.S. absence from UNCLOS has already resulted in jobs leaving U.S. to go to member states

Lockheed Martin has already sent American jobs outside the U.S. in order to obtain the benefits from ISA Member States.²³² As 2018 approaches, the eyes of the world will turn its focus on Nautilus’ attempt to successfully operate the world’s first deep seabed mining operation.²³³ The success of the Solwara 1 Project will usher in a new era of opportunity for all, excluding non-ratifying States like the U.S.²³⁴ The probable response by other U.S. companies would be to follow Lockheed Martin’s footsteps, triggering the trend of utilizing foreign subsidiaries to operate deep seabed mining businesses, to the detriment of the United States.²³⁵