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jojobastoday at 1:53 AM1 replyview on HN

Seems like USN can still do whatever it was made for from this large standoff distance, also seems like it wasn't made for chasing individual nondescript trucks in a hundreds-miles-long mountainous shoreline.


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oa335today at 3:01 AM

> USN can still do whatever it was made for

One of the primary functions of navies historically has been to secure vital shipping lanes. It’s a big deal that USN can’t seem to fulfill that function anymore.

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