Hudson Institute to Host Conference: 'Don't Give Up the Ships -- A Look at a 200-Ship...

Hudson Institute to Host Conference: 'Don't Give Up the Ships -- A Look at a
200-Ship Navy'

WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Navy today possesses
approximately 280 ships, less than half the number achieved during the Cold
War. Between likely budget cuts, the increased cost of shipbuilding, and
continued de-commissionings, the long-term outlook is that the fleet will
continue its decrease in size, perhaps reaching as few ships as 200. What does
this decrease mean for the United States? What will be required to turn the
situation around? And what are the long-term consequences for the United
States, its allies, and international security if U.S. naval strength erodes
substantially?

In order to address these questions, Hudson Institute is hosting a conference
of some of the countries' most pre-eminent naval experts. Speakers will
include CongressmanJoe Sestak (D-PA); Eric Labs, Principal Naval Analyst for
the Congressional Budget Office; John Lehman, former Secretary of the Navy;
Aaron Friedberg, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton
University; James Clad, Professor of Near East and South Asian Studies,
National Defense University; and Seth Cropsey, Senior Fellow with Hudson
Institute and former Deputy Undersecretary of the Navy. Chairman of the Hudson
Board of Trustees Allan Tesslerwill introduce the event and Senior Vice
President for International Programs and Policy S. Enders Wimbush will
moderate.

When: May 22, 2009
10:00 AM to 3:30 PM

Where: Electric Boat Corporation
Washington Office
1201 M St., SE
Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20003-3708

RSVP: events@hudson.org

Hudson Institute is a nonpartisan policy research organization dedicated to
innovative research and analysis that promotes global security, prosperity,
and freedom.

SOURCE Hudson Institute

Grace Terzian, +1-202-974-2417, gracet@hudson.org, or Ioannis Saratsis,
+1-202-974-2403, isaratsis@hudson.org, both of the Hudson Institute