AMERICAN SEA POWER
MUST BE MAINTAINED AFTER WAR New York, April 4. Admiral King, Chief of Naval Operations. addressing the Academy of Political Science, said pre-war neglect of seapower had almost proved catastrophic. He warned: “The United States will invite future aggression if it fails to keep a big fleet after the war and retain control of Pacific bases. These atolls and island harbours have been paid for by the sacrifice of American blood. They are scooped from sand, rock, coral and volcanic ash. and failure to maintain them for our defence will raise the fundamental question of how long can the United States afford to continue the cycle of fighting, building, winning and giving away. Rich as we are wo cannot afford to dissipate our patrimony in this manner.”
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 80, 9 April 1945, Page 3
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