We have 42 active Los Angles class hunter-killer submarines

[Spitfire of ATJ]

97. It could be

if we actually shifted some of the resources from what used to be called the War Department.

The "Department of Defense" is a name that's the result of spin. The PROBLEM with it's choice of words is that it implies the need for defense at all times as if there is an ongoing threat and it has convinced a majority of the population to live in fear based on the belief that there are forces out there that we need to defend ourselves against. However if you actually ask people if they believe there is a country out there that actually could overrun us and take over the country they know there isn't. Hell, at this point, no country would even consider raising a force with that agenda. They're too busy trying to keep their employee pension plans going.

It's not like there's going to be a naval force crossing the sea to attack Pearl Harbor again.

For that matter, when the last time someone fired a torpedo at a ship like the U-boats used to do?

Don't you see that America could be more secure if people like us for our good works like building wells, giving children vaccinations and disaster response instead of acting like we will kill all who oppose us?