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Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Bigger Fleet Needed to Check China, But Budget Growth Unlikely - Seapower

Joint Chiefs Chairman Says Bigger Fleet Needed to Check China, But Budget Growth Unlikely - Seapower

ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will have to significantly increase the size of the fleet in coming decades to deter China from a risky escalation of the great power competition, the Defense Department’s top uniformed officer says. “We’re maritime nation,”...

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