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>>alden5+(OP)
In the long run that could become a massive strategic advantage for the US. A 2nd layer of resilience over undersea cables

>>Havoc+p56
A privately-held strategic advantage?

>>bagful+I56
Like all other US defense companies, why not? Do you think US Navy produces their own ships?

>>lannis+9a6
Note that, historically, the US Navy had plenty of its own shipyards, and did produce many of its own ships.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_Navy_sh...

But that's mostly been "optimized away" in more-recent times, in the name of Capitalism and Campaign Donations.

>>bell-c+gY6
>did produce many of its own ships.

Problem is that we're talking about how it works currently. US also used to send its own specifically owned spacecrafts into space. But it hasn't in ages.