"The final Seawolf Class submarine, the Jimmy Carter (SSN 23), honors the 39th president of the United States. Carter is the only U.S. president to qualify in submarines. He has distinguished himself by a lifetime of public service, and has long ties to the Navy and the submarine force. He is a 1946 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, served as an officer aboard submarines while in uniform, and served as commander-in-chief from 1977-1981. Carter's statesmanship, philanthropy and sense of humanity have made him one of the most influential Americans of the late 20th century.
[Uh, he also won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. How utterly bizarre does that honor make this event seem?]
"Rosalynn Carter will serve as sponsor for the ship named for her husband. In a time-honored Navy tradition, Carter will break a bottle of champagne across the bow to formally name the submarine Jimmy Carter. [?!!]
"The Jimmy Carter is the third and final submarine of the Seawolf class. As the most advanced submarine in the Seawolf class, the submarine will have built-in flexibility and an array of new warfighting features that will enable it to prevail in any scenario, against any threat from beneath Artic ice to shallow water.
"Differentiating the Jimmy Carter from all other undersea vessels is its multi-mission platform (MMP), which includes a 100-foot hull extension to enhance payload capability. The MMP will enable the Jimmy Carter to accommodate the advanced technology required to develop and test new generation of weapons, sensors and undersea vehicles for naval special warfare, tactical surveillance and mine-warfare operations."
Slap a few hundred tons of rice and vegetable protein in this underwater SUV and save a few thousand lives in North Korea, rather than continue to tread this tired, tired road of shadow manuevers against forces that don't exist. The only military that could wage a conventional war against the United States is the United States. We are our greatest adversary. Or, rather, those who claim to lead but who really seek to increase their power and control over everyone for a profit are our greatest adversaries.
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