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‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts | CNN Politics

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  ‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts
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  ‘Very outdated’: Trump’s directive to revert to steam catapults on new aircraft carrier baffles naval experts | CNN Politics