U.S. Smith commissioners are really impressive; after more than half a year of negotiations, they managed to raise the price of one nuclear submarine from 4.5 billion US dollars to 9.2 billion US dollars. Now, the Smith commissioners have made a fortune, and the shipyard workers have also earned money.
The U.S. side officially issued contracts for two Virginia-class attack nuclear submarines to two shipyards, with a total value of 18.5 billion US dollars. They also mentioned that they would give wage increases to the shipyard workers. Of course, the entire parts supply chain will make money as well, and various procurement contracts will also profit.
The cost of one Akula-class attack nuclear submarine in Russia is 2.8 billion US dollars, while the Americans already consider 4.5 billion US dollars per nuclear submarine exorbitant. Now it has skyrocketed to 9.2 billion US dollars per nuclear submarine. Among this amount, only a small part goes towards raising worker salaries, while the majority is actually being divided up.
If this continues, the U.S. Navy's plan for 66 attack nuclear submarines will likely never be realized. There is a shortage of workers, skilled technicians, engineers, downstream industrial chains, and suppliers.
However, this is not something that investment can solve. Mexican workers and Indian immigrants cannot handle this kind of work, American whites all dream of making money in the financial sector, smart people go on to become Smith commissioners, and African Americans either play sports or engage in free shopping. The U.S. industrial coordination capability and production capacity have indeed declined.
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