Navy mulling more nukes, SecNav says

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http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/05/navy_secnav_sandiego_070518w/

Aircraft carriers might not be the only nuclear-powered surface ships in the future fleet.

Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter told a San Diego audience that service officials are closely studying the possibility of nuclear power for a new class of cruisers, a strategy that has drawn some congressional interest....

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Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter says service officials are considering the possibility of nuclear power for a new class of cruisers. Here, Winter is briefed by Capt. Geoffrey Pack, commanding officer of Assault Unit 5.
 
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