We can't build as good a platform. The men who could are in resthomes or in their graves.
It's not a matter of men as much as it is material. There's no high tech in riveting and welding. The big problem is that the only mill in Pittsburgh that could and did roll armor was converted into a water slide park several years ago.
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I think the platform could be built, again. Why not start building the USS Montana BB-67 again? The Montana was slated to have 12 16 inch guns, before it was canceled. The Montana could be built with modern engineering and electonics.
Horse manure. We don't lack the ability, only the will.