BY TOP WAR
The U.S. Navy abruptly halted submarine repair work at four dry docks on the West Coast, sparking renewed concern within the U.S. over the AUKUS agreement just weeks before Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. announce plans to develop nuclear-powered submarines for Canberra.
The Navy announced over the weekend that it would “temporarily suspend” operations at three docks at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Washington state. Also in the fourth dock at the Trident Refit Facility, in Bangor, which serves the Ohio-class submarine. They referred to the need for their anti-seismic strengthening.
A very interesting wording. It looks like they are trying to hide some real problems behind it. It is possible that this is an echo of the scandal with the supply of substandard steels for the construction of nuclear submarines. Unfortunately, this scandal both flared up and went out. No specific test results have been released.
