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Would it be possible to use the nuclear generators aboard an American aircraft carrier or submarine to provide electricity to Port-au-Prince? Cdr. Herb Carmen, Best Defense‘s pirates columnist, points out an interesting precedent — in 1929, when the city of Tacoma, Washington, couldn’t generate enough hydroelectricity because of a severe drought, the USS Lexington hooked ...
Would it be possible to use the nuclear generators aboard an American aircraft carrier or submarine to provide electricity to Port-au-Prince? Cdr. Herb Carmen, Best Defense's pirates columnist, points out an interesting precedent -- in 1929, when the city of Tacoma, Washington, couldn't generate enough hydroelectricity because of a severe drought, the USS Lexington hooked up and powered the city for a month.
Would it be possible to use the nuclear generators aboard an American aircraft carrier or submarine to provide electricity to Port-au-Prince? Cdr. Herb Carmen, Best Defense‘s pirates columnist, points out an interesting precedent — in 1929, when the city of Tacoma, Washington, couldn’t generate enough hydroelectricity because of a severe drought, the USS Lexington hooked up and powered the city for a month.
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