Navy, Congress Mull Nuclear Ships

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<p><a href=“http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/05/navy_secnav_sandiego_070518w/[/url]”>http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/05/navy_secnav_sandiego_070518w/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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

<p>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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