Rust does not actually affect the fighting prowess of America’s ships—but it suggests a navy in decline, an image that China has promoted as it builds up its own fleet. The United States Navy is not ...

Substandard repairs and a slow bureaucracy have caused U.S. Navy ships to sit in repair yards for years without being used, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Repairs of Navy ships continue to ...

But the rust is a real problem, not least because it is a symbol of decline. Just imagine what denizens in these port cities of the Global South must think when they see a rusted out American warship ...