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The Navy is struggling to build ships

By Henry Larson,

Patrick Jarenwattananon, Mary Louise Kelly

Published December 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM CST

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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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Henry Larson

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Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.