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The Essential National Security Economics of the U.S. Navy - Part 6
Closing Reflection — Where U.S. Manufacturing Stands Today
When you line it all up — South Korea’s massive yards, China’s industrial machine, Newport News’ bottleneck, America’s few scattered facilities, and the ghost of Tampa’s lost capacity — the picture is sobering.
The United States still has the crown jewels: nuclear-powered carriers and submarines that no other country can match. Those remain technological marvels and symbols of global reach. But outside of those highly specialized vessels, our shipbuilding base has grown dangerously thin. It has not been decimated — a loss of ten…
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