127 - Sunk Cost: The US. Navy's Shipbuilding Crisis

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Many of the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding programs are currently running over budget and behind schedule, raising serious concerns about the Navy's future operational strength and the broader capacity of U.S. industry to scale production in the event of a larger conflict. This situation is particularly troubling, given that the United States once held a dominant position in global shipbuilding. So how did the U.S. reach this position, and who is to blame? Is it the Navy, the shipbuilders, private capital, the Pentagon, or even Congress? To unpack these pressing questions, we bring in our panel of experts to analyse the root causes of this decline and explore what can be done to restore the United States’ shipbuilding capabilities.

On the panel this week:

- John Konrad (GCaptain)

- Emma Salisbury (War on the Rocks)

- Matthew Funaiole (CSIS)

- Thomas Shugart (CNAS)

Intro - 00:00

PART I - 04:04

PART II - 33:53

PART III - 1:02:57

PART IV - 1:22:12

Outro - 1:45:42

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