(Pictured above: USS Boston, CAG-1) Welcome back! Last time, I took a look at the “Trump battleship” announcement and why the USS Defiant proposal isn’t a “battleship” per se. I felt that it was important to set people straight, since criticism of a 1940-era battleship design is frankly irrelevant to a discussion of whether building …
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Trump’s battleships: Yea or Nay?
I haven’t been posting much lately, but every now and then an issue that I feel qualified to talk about catches my eye. Today, it’s the announcement of plans for a new “Trump”-class battleship, the USS Defiant. A lot of people out there in social media have been posting uninformed comments on the topic. Much …
Richard Baker 