America Needs More Ships: Scrap LCS, Double Virginia Sub Buy, & Move Design Back To Navy

The US Navy needs more ships. The United States cannot protect the world’s sealanes, let alone “pivot to the Pacific,” if we further downsize our military. Especially given other nations’ growing anxiety about whether the US will still shoulder the leadership role of protecting them, the Navy must grow, not become smaller.

Yes, individual ships may be more capable today than in the past, but the harsh reality is that even the most high-tech ships are useless unless the U.S. maintains enough of them to sustain a forward deployed presence in hot spots around the world.

There are several key steps the Navy can take to reinvigorate a strong maritime presence around the globe:

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