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eppur_se_muova

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4. The Falklands War revealed the limitations of battleships against modern guided missiles. Drones make it worse.

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:36 AM

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Ukraine has demonstrated that last point about as thoroughly as it can be demonstrated. New battleships for Trmp are not just white elephants, but white elephants with glass jaws. As in everything, Trmp's plans are based on personal vanity and a view of the past through rose-colored glasses, not practical facts.

Congress needs to impede all funding for this vanity project at every turn.

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