Trump criticized the state of the US icebreaking fleet

On May 20, US President Donald Trump called the situation with the condition of the American icebreaker fleet ridiculous.

"Russia has 48 icebreakers, you know, and we have one very old one. It's just ridiculous," he said at the 145th graduation ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

On its own wave: the United States is changing its shipbuilding strategy in order to dominate the ocean

Washington is accelerating the construction of nuclear submarines, trying to overtake China

The Washington Post reported on April 27 that the project to create a new class of battleships, named after the American leader, who became part of the Golden Fleet initiative, caused controversy in the Pentagon. Former head of the US Navy John Phelan was tasked with creating a new type of battleship in a short time, which experts consider "unrealistic." Such ships can cost up to $17 billion each, and their development will require significant costs already at the initial stage.