Unless you assume that great power war will quickly escalate to world-ending nuclear exchanges, repairing battle damage to our fleet is a vital component of waging war. America has problems.
Cross-filed in the “Well, Duh” and “Sh*t Got Real” files:
Battle-damaged U.S. warships could not be quickly repaired and returned to combat during a war with China, according to a new report. ...
“The Navy has not faced damage at the level likely to occur in a major war since World War II,” warned RAND.
I worry a great deal about that. Although perhaps we can return the favor in our own way.
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