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$5 billion carrier? We wish. Try $13 billion. We're never going to put carriers in the South China Sea in a shooting war. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/t
by georgeecollins 10y ago
$5 billion carrier? We wish. Try $13 billion. We're never going to put carriers in the South China Sea in a shooting war.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-us-navys-new-13-billion-aircraft-carrier-will-dominate-the-seas-2016-03-09 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-us-navys-new-13-billion...
- theptip 10y agoI was basing the cost on the last couple that were commissioned, like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_H.W._Bush https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_H.W._Bush. But agree with your point, the calculus only gets worse as more eggs are put in the basket.