Taiwanese Navy – The US may not want to sell AEGIS cruisers to Taiwan because it may feel that Taiwan may not be able to operate such a complex ship.

• Taipei Times: Taiwan navy not ready for AEGIS

US Navy – An author of a recent book on US Navy ballistic missile submarines recalls how a submarine he was cruising on almost collided with a buoy.

• Time: How My Sub, Too, Nearly Had a Collision
  

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