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Originally Posted by namvet
the New Jeresy 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????
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Dude, the united states has spent billions if not trillions on weapons it has never used. You are giving government waaay too much credit.
The battleship was there because it was engaging the
third world
the naval war in the pacific was warfare between two modern nations. In that context, the battleship was obsolete. Against backward nations, not so much.
Once again, you are approaching things from a way too simple perspective to keep up with this discussion. thanks anyway.