In other cases, strategic commitments to a specific industry may be the result of more political than economic considerations. Airbus, for example, was created by a number of European governments through direct subsidies in order to provide a countervailing power to Boeing. The European Union in turn claims that Boeing is subsidized by the U.S. government indirectly via defense contracts. Given these political considerations (and large- scale commitments), neither Airbus nor Boeing is likely to exit the aircraft manufacturing industry even if industry profit potential falls to zero.