To Meet Communist China’s Naval Threat, Replace America’s System of Building New Ships - Gingrich 360

To Meet Communist China’s Naval Threat, Replace America’s System of Building New Ships - Gingrich 360

by Newt Gingrich America is in crisis. It cannot build ships fast enough to keep up with the Communist Chinese. Our fleet has been steadily shrinking. President Reagan’s goal of a 600-ship navy is far from met. Today’s force has only 295 ships. Further, the current plan is to expand the fleet to 390 ships over the next three decades. Given the number of aging ships that will retire in that time, this will require an enormous expansion in America…