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		U.S. Navy Spent $3.4B on Idled Submarines, Could Spend Another $3.1B More (jalopnik.com)
		3 points by cf100clunk 1 hour ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

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bell-cot 36 minutes ago [–]

Not that I'd expect Jalopnik to delve into the nitty-gritty of why the USN is so short on capacity to perform basic maintenance for its fleet, but they could at least "get blunt up front", and ask why the hell the USA can't build, equip, and staff drydocks.

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