The Navy is struggling to build ships

By Henry Larson,

Patrick Jarenwattananon, Mary Louise Kelly

Published December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM EST

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cynthia Cook from the Center for International and Strategic Studies about why naval shipbuilding in the U.S. has become so difficult lately.

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