The Trump administration’s announcement touting a return to new battleships and the “Golden Fleet” deserves a fair hearing because it starts from a place too few defense reform efforts do: It correctly identifies the problem. The United States Navy is underpowered for the missions it is asked to perform. Fleet size is insufficient, readiness is fragile, and the industrial base has atrophied after decades of feast-or-famine procurement. On those points, the administration is right.
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