From New Wars:
Who’s fault is this? From Ares blog:
Who’s fault is this? From Ares blog:
Today’s Navy is not large enough to meet demands from the theater, he says to no one’s surprise. “We are not everywhere we need to be,” (Vice Adm. Barry McCullough) notes. “There’s a deficit for naval forces globally.”
But here’s where he really gets my attention: “There isn’t enough money in the topline budget to meet the Maritime Strategy.”
That would be the national Maritime Strategy. Wow. We’ve known for a while that the 313-ship plan accepted increased risk already, whether it’s su
But here’s where he really gets my attention: “There isn’t enough money in the topline budget to meet the Maritime Strategy.”
That would be the national Maritime Strategy. Wow. We’ve known for a while that the 313-ship plan accepted increased risk already, whether it’s su
That would be the national Maritime Strategy. Wow. We’ve known for a while that the 313-ship plan accepted increased risk already, whether it’s submarines or aircraft carriers. But when we’re already admitting that the armed services can’t meet a practically new national maritime strategy, then we may be deeper in trouble than we know. I mean, it’s not like it gets any easier or cheaper to build up the fleet in the future.
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