Fabius
Sr. Member
- Reaction score
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Continuous build is a feature of the plan, a key feature. However the strategic threat environment in 2010 was much different than now.
As has been outlined elsewhere, it’s basically a given now that we will have a shrinking fleet from roughly now until the early 2040s. There is strategic risk in not accelerating our build capacity for both the River class and its successor.
Mitigating the threat to the continuous build plan is likely easier to achieve than mitigating a shrinking fleet as the international security environment becomes increasingly unstable.
As has been outlined elsewhere, it’s basically a given now that we will have a shrinking fleet from roughly now until the early 2040s. There is strategic risk in not accelerating our build capacity for both the River class and its successor.
Mitigating the threat to the continuous build plan is likely easier to achieve than mitigating a shrinking fleet as the international security environment becomes increasingly unstable.
