Vigor’s Latest Chapter Underscores The Crisis Of American Shipbuilding (From The Seattle Times)

Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson’s Forbes article is referenced in Jon Talton’s article for The Seattle Times regarding Carlyle Group’s acquisition of Vigor Industrial, a shipbuilder and marine repair company. “Washington might not have the time to build up its merchant marine before decisive battles are fought in a future conflict. Worse, the U.S. might have to resort to the use of nuclear weapons to compensate for a lack of conventional forces in places like Eastern Europe or South Korea. Lack of logistics can have lethal consequences in a fast-moving military campaign,” Thompson wrote.

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