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John McCain: By any measure, today's fleet of 272 ships is too small to address critical security challenges.

On the recordMarch 14, 2016
By any measure, today's fleet of 272 ships is too small to address critical security challenges.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

Editor's note · Context

McCain emphasizes the inadequacy of the current naval fleet size.

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