$348,000,000,000 and Sinking: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class Submarine Fiasco

$348,000,000,000 and Sinking: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class Submarine Fiasco

Summary and Key Points: America’s Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarines anchor the most survivable leg of the nuclear triad—yet Washington delayed their replacement and is now paying for it. -The Columbia-class program is colliding with shipyard manpower shortages, supplier delays, and the need to build Virginias at the same time, producing compressed schedules and rising costs. -A […] The post $348,000,000,000 and Sinking: The U.S. Navy’s Col…