Toward Decline
The Invisible Hand Won’t Rebuild U.S. Shipyards
Why it matters
Declining U.S. shipyard capacity directly undermines AUKUS submarine procurement timelines and broader allied maritime deterrence in the Indo-Pacific, increasing Australia's relative strategic vulnerability. A weakened U.S. industrial base for naval construction amplifies risks of American strategic retrenchment and reduces the credibility of alliance commitments during a period of rising PLA naval expansion.
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