“US President Donald Trump announced the launch of a large-scale program to update the Naval Forces called “Golden Fleet”. The plan involves the construction of a series of the latest battleships equipped with hypersonic weapons, lasers and nuclear warheads.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Donald Trump. Photo: Getty Images Source: broadcasting of Trump’s speech from his Mar-a-Lago residence
Direct speech: “As Commander-in-Chief, I am extremely pleased to announce that I have approved a plan for the Navy to begin construction on two brand new, very large – the largest we have ever built – battleships. We call it the Golden Fleet.
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Each of these ships will be the largest battleship in the history of our country and the largest battleship in the history of the world that has ever been built.”
Details: According to Trump, the US fleet needs to be updated, as some of the ships have become “old and worn out”. He noted that the new ships will be much more powerful than the legendary battleships of the past, such as “Iowa” or “Missouri”.
The US plans to start building two ships “immediately”. Over time, it is planned to quickly increase their number to 10, and in the future to increase their number to 20-25 units.
The US president paid special attention to the armament of future battleships. According to him, they will become “one of the most dangerous warships”.
Direct speech: “Battleships will be armed at the highest level. They will have hypersonic weapons, state-of-the-art electromagnetic reikotrons and even high-power lasers. We have lasers that can be pointed at a target and they will simply obliterate it. They will also carry nuclear warheads and launch cruise missiles, which are currently under development.”
For reference: Battleships (ships of the line) are a class of heavy armored artillery warships. In the modern navies of the world, they were considered obsolete after the Second World War due to the development of aviation and missile weapons. The last American Iowa-type battleships were finally decommissioned in the early 1990s.