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I actually read part of the article until I got to:

“The influential U.S. Adm. Hyman Rickover shared this view.”

Thank you Hyman, for making sure we began the Viet Nam war with nothing but obsolete junk. I really can’t wait to hear your next idea (sarcasm OFF).

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“Thank you Hyman, for making sure we began the Viet Nam war with nothing but obsolete junk.”

Adm. Rickover's legacy includes 200 nuclear submarines as well as 23 nuclear-powered surface ships. The alternative was conventionally powered vessels. The Soviets and Chicoms certainly didn't view our naval force as “obsolete junk.” And of what relevance was the choice of fuel for these ships to the conduct and outcome of the Viet Nam war?