Ways to Reach the Magic Number of Submarines.

• Position: United States Navy - Brief Article

The Navy could increase the number of its attack submarines from a current 56 to the 68 recommended by a Joint Chiefs of Staff study by raking a combination of steps, said Rear Adm. Malcolm I. Pages, the Navy's director of submarine warfare. The Navy, he said, could:

* Refuel seven Los Angeles-class vessels currently scheduled for inactivation.

* Refuel and convert four Trident...