U.S. Navy Secretary announced: Hiring 250,000 workers to build a battleship for Trump
Is the U.S. Navy really going to start building Trump's battleship?
According to information from the "Naval Affairs" website of the United States, on the 13th, U.S. Navy Secretary John F. Foley stated that in order to build the "golden fleet" that Trump mentioned, U.S. Navy shipyards will hire 250,000 technical workers over the next 10 years.
Foley claimed that accelerating shipbuilding is the top priority of the U.S. Navy. The overall goal of the "Golden Fleet" plan is to equip the U.S. Navy with new ships, improve the industrial base, and "change the way the Navy Department operates."
Well, it's unexpected that the U.S. Navy is actually going to go all out to build Trump's "Trump-class" battleship.
The rendering that Trump once showcased at Mar-a-Lago, as well as his grand design of "the biggest, most deadly, and best-looking" battleship, was almost declared "dead" by all mainstream media and military analysts in terms of practicality and cost control: the concept of a battleship has long been outdated since after World War II, not to mention the exorbitant budget, long construction period, and capacity bottlenecks of American shipyards—these are all reasons piled up, making anyone think that Trump's battleship can't be built.
But Trump obviously doesn't care about this. Now that the U.S. Navy Secretary Foley has publicly stated that in the next ten years, 250,000 technical workers will be added to build the "Golden Fleet," this farce has already upgraded from mere talk to real money and actual construction.
What we will witness next is whether this battleship named after Trump's name is a bold gamble for the U.S. to revive its maritime power or another expensive political performance—but at least now, it is no longer just an image.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854290115323916/
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