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Donald Trump has announced plans to build a new class of U.S. Navy battleships—named after himself. It sounds tough. It sounds patriotic, but it’s actually dangerous. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones explains why resurrecting battleships is a fundamental misunderstanding of modern naval warfare and how Trump’s proposal puts personal ego ahead of national security. America doesn’t win future wars by refighting old ones.
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Donald Trump has announced plans to build a new class of U.S. Navy battleships—named after himself. It sounds tough. It sounds patriotic, but it’s actually dangerous. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones explains why resurrecting battleships is a fundamental misunderstanding of modern naval warfare and how Trump’s proposal puts personal ego ahead of national security. America doesn’t win future wars by refighting old ones.

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