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Magaliano takes issue with the assumption that commercial shipbuilding takes away from naval capacity. The authors of the "War on the Rocks" piece suggest that focusing on constructing submarines and advanced naval systems is paramount, but Magaliano counters that this view ignores the interconnectedness of maritime industries.
He points out that the U.S. currently faces shortages in submarine production—building about one submarine per year—and that this issue stems from longstanding industrial and workforce constraints, not from efforts to bolster commercial shipping. Ignoring commercial shipbuilding only exacerbates these issues, as it does not address the underlying capacity gaps.