March 26, 2019
Saved from the Scrapper: This Navy Aircraft Carrier Won't Be Retired After-all
Lawmakers are lining up to reject the U.S. Navy's proposal to prematurely decommission, as a cost-saving measure, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. The Navy likely anticipated the widespread opposition, observers pointed out, underscoring that the sailing branch apparently floated Truman's early retirement as a ploy to secure additional funding in the 2020 budget. The ploy apparently is working.
It's likely the Navy knew lawmakers would refuse to let the service decommission Truman. Politico reporter Dave Brown cited the Truman kerfuffle as a case of "Washington Monument Syndrome."
Lawmakers are lining up to reject the U.S. Navy's proposal to prematurely decommission, as a cost-saving measure, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.
The Navy likely anticipated the widespread opposition, observers pointed out, underscoring that the sailing branch apparently floated Truman's early retirement as a ploy to secure additional funding in the 2020 budget.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/saved-scrapper-navy-aircraft-carrier-wont-be-retired-after-all-49087
