America’s Navy Is Falling Short of the Needs of a Global Superpower

The most glaring area that needs to be addressed in the short-term is the decrepit state of America’s shipbuilding industrial base.

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United States Ship Connecticut leads the 'Great White Fleet' cruise around the world, out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, December 1907. Underwood & Underwood/Archive Photos/Getty Images

Whenever a global crisis arose, since the start of the Cold War, a president’s first question has always been “where are the carriers and where are the marines?” Until recently, the answer was a few hours or a few days away. That is no longer the case.

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