I wouldn't worry about the cost. Those billions go to maintaining the capacity to produce ships in the future -- the engineering talent, the shipyards, the meta

I wouldn't worry about the cost. Those billions go to maintaining the capacity to produce ships in the future -- the engineering talent, the shipyards, the metallurgy, and other related industries. In Canada, we worried about cost in the past couple decades, and are now reduced to buying second-hand rust buckets, or trying and failing to make up for the lost capabilities. Our supply ships cost three times more than your combat ships! http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-supply-ships-1-5b-over-budget-watchdog-says-1.1320633 http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-supply-ships-1-5b-o...