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Re: The A Bombs Of Japan: necessary ???

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Originally Posted by namvet View Post
the New Jery Photo was taken in subic bay during the Vietnam war. if it was so "obsolete" then why was it there????? and why did Reagan take them out of mothballs and spend millions to upgrade them??? can you explain this obsolesces????
As I said, their only real value after WW2 was as an image weapon. We certainly had ships that could deliever the same or greater amount of firepower, and at equal ranges. Reagan bringing them back was pretty stupid and a waste.
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