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America’s Navy Gap with China
Senator Tim Sheehy, a former Navy SEAL, warns that America’s shipbuilding industry is in crisis, lagging far behind China’s blistering pace—producing vessels 230 times faster. What began as decades of complacency after a perceived era of peace has eroded critical skills and infrastructure, making naval revival a long-term, complex challenge. While rebuilding ground forces takes years, restoring shipbuilding capacity demands decades and faces hurdles like waterfront property shifts and the outsourcing of heavy industry. Though the Trump administration’s 2025 Maritime Action Plan aimed to…
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