Why it is Illegal to Retire This Ship
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0:00 Why US Navy wants to decommission cruiser, USS Vicksburg?
1:59 What was US Navy's cruiser modernization program?
3:58 Manta Sleep
5:12 Why USS Vicksburg would never be deployed again
7:36 What is the view of US Congress about the cruiser modernization program
11:34 What went wrong during US Navy's cruiser modernization program?
13:07 Why cruisers and LCS are not lethal to fight China or Russia
15:01 What is the US Navy replacing its old cruisers with?
16:42 What is going to happen to the US Navy cruisers?
Why the US Navy spent billions of dollars on old Cruisers, and then tried to get rid of them, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
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https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL32665/335
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/details?prodcode=RL32665
https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2024/NAV24050.txt?ver=Rf7Ab0d5cnCnLRMS5ezb3Q%3D%3D
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/08/cruiser-uss-mobile-bay-cg-53-retires-after-over-36-years-of-service/
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/10/03/the-navys-continuing-cruiser-debacle/
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/navy-spent-least-175m-old-ship-may-never-return-sea-rcna105840
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/weapons/RL32665.pdf
https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/03/20/u-s-navy-releases-new-long-range-shipbuilding-strategy/
https://cdrsalamander.substack.com/p/the-saga-of-the-ticos
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