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US Navy to Turn Pacific Oil Rigs Into Mobile Military Bases to Counter China (www.thedefensepost.com)

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago (3 children)

The US Navy will convert its surplus oil rigs in the Pacific into active mobile military bases

The Navy has its own oil rigs?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Considering US foreign policy it's more like the oil rigs have their own navy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Well oil is of strategic importance, so it makes sense, but ye I didn't know that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I don't think so. I've never heard of it, I can't find any info about it with a quick Google, and other articles just say "surplus oil rigs" without specifying ownership. I think this is just a mistake by the author.