A heated exchange erupted on Capitol Hill after lawmakers compared a proposed next-generation U.S. Navy mega-warship to the 'Death Star' from Star Wars. During a fiery hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and Ranking Member Adam Smith raised concerns over a controversial battleship proposal that could eventually cost tens of billions of dollars. Show more Show less
'Kind of like Death Star': Scanlon, Smith blast Trump's mega-warship plan as 'obsolete & vulnerable'
A heated exchange erupted on Capitol Hill after lawmakers compared a proposed next-generation U.S. Navy mega-warship to the 'Death Star' from Star Wars. During a fiery hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and Ranking Member Adam Smith raised concerns over a controversial battleship proposal that could eventually cost tens of billions of dollars.
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