It’s to bad that when it matters we,us, will not have the balls to use it...so to save future aggravation lets just go ahead and give those plans to the Chicoms now. ya huh Mmmmmm
Waste of how much $ ?
Look, I am an ex-submariner and love these things, and we should certainly keep our hand in the game as we may need these things for real some day. But there is a simple question. Use it for what? There are not a lot of terrorists with large fleets in open waters, and it is going to be a long long time before the Chinese can mount a real maritime threat.
The ship is named for a state where more than half the citizens apparently don’t even think America should defend itself. I base this on the results of the 2006 election. And if polls are right, they will elect another left wing Democrat senator this fall. What’s happened to NH is pretty sad.