rightwinger
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Do we REALLY need yet another submarine at a cost of $4.7 BILLION?
Probably not.
Sub and anti-sub tech of foreign countries has lagged behind greatly. And with the fall of Russia, few have the training and resources to keep up.
however
Subs are put through some heavy duty work loads, and have fairly short life spans compared to surface ships. [you get a hole in the hull of a skimmer, it's nothing to panic over, get one in a sub...] So they need to be replaced. So we can either re-do the interior or do a full upgrade.
I'm a Sub Sailor. Feel free to ask anything you want about subs and our affect on the world.
There is no doubt that we have the most powerful Navy in the history of mankind. The question is....do we need it?
Do we need 11 Carrier task forces?, do we need all the SSBNs that have never fired a shot? Do we need the cruisers?
It has been 65 years since our last serious Naval engagement, is the threat there to justify maintaining such a massive Navy?