The Phenomenally Costly Submarine
Submarines are among the most expensive vessels to build in the U.S. Navy, costing a few billion dollars each. The U.S. Navy can only afford to purchase a few new submarines a year, and its budget, which is designated a few tens of billions of dollars a year, will have more than half that amount spent on submarines. The SSN(X) program would then charge around $5.5 billion, and that is just for its early development! So, how big would such an expensive submarine be?
The Phenomenally Costly Submarine
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