Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said this month that climate change is one of his top priorities despite escalating fears about China's growing naval presence.
Carlos Del Toro said he sees fighting climate change as a top priority for the Navy as the Biden administration proposes shrinking the fleet by two ships and worries grow about how the U.S. Navy stacks up to China’s.
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said this month one of his top priorities is climate change, even as the Biden administration proposes to shrink the fleet in the face of a growing threat from China. "No matter the favored phrase of the day — ‘divest to invest,’ ‘strategic pause,’ ‘capability over capacity,’ — the president’s defense budget is, in practice, sinking our future fleet," said Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee. "A strong naval footing begins with readiness today and a plan to grow our battle force and command the seas tomorrow.
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