Last week, President Donald Trump ordered the Navy to return to steam power for its airplane-launching catapults, reversing the move toward modern electromagnetic systems and dragging the U.S. fleet back into the 19th century. According to former naval officer and Hudson Institute senior fellow Bryan Clark, Trump’s order “risks crippling fleet readiness — already at its lowest point in decades.”As Clark explains in the Washington Post, “After si…
The White House has officially ordered the US Navy to redesign its newest nuclear aircraft carriers. Important, modern components that Donald Trump believes are inadequate are to be replaced. Experts are left scratching their heads.