On the recordMay 27, 2026
This move towards a Golden Fleet, towards a new battleship, strikes me as moving in exactly the wrong direction, giving our adversaries a bigger target rather than a more capable platform.
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Critiquing the proposed new battleship class in defense budget discussions.
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