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Igel

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6. We expect linguistic precision from Trump?

Tue Dec 23, 2025, 11:57 AM

Dec 23

As the article says, they're battleships in little more than name.

But since we know that Trump is always dead-on with his use of language--wait, and numbers!--well, then ...

It'll be interesting to see what Congress makes of this as well as those responsible for some of the yet-non-existent tech.

Although Israel's laser defense tech might be useful, and what hypersonic tech we have might get a boost from this proposal. Neither of which would be bad to add to the armaments that the US has and conceivably will need in the relatively near future.

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Battleships! we need battleships! [View all] Old Crank Dec 23 OP

let's see lapfog_1 Dec 23 #1

In all fairness Old Crank Dec 23 #5

We expect linguistic precision from Trump? Igel Dec 23 #6

Rest assured that these torpedo magnets will be 6000% larger and 1500% cheaper than their mothballed predecessors. Hugin Dec 23 #10

If Congress allocates money for this absurd idea you'll know it's a slush fund. thought crime Dec 23 #15

The Ukraine war has shown that the Russian Navy is incompetent Kaleva Dec 23 #14

expensive targets rampartd Dec 23 #2

"haven't built a battleship since 1994"... What was the name of that battleship? Norrrm Dec 23 #3

Missouri in 1944 Old Crank Dec 23 #4

Trump: Battleships Go BOOM! Very Loud. BOOM! MineralMan Dec 23 #7

Big Beautiful Battleships!!! VGNonly Dec 23 #8

Invisible... VGNonly Dec 23 #11

This is Captain Pedo's version of "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas". n/t Hugin Dec 23 #9

'I want it. Give it to me!' TSF. nt wiggs Dec 23 #12

These are more like the Soviet era Kirov battle cruisers Kaleva Dec 23 #13

MaddowBlog-Trump names battleship class after himself, advancing his personalization crusade LetMyPeopleVote Dec 23 #16

Why battleships aren't coming back ever. VGNonly Dec 25 #17