"To cut one to pay for the other makes no sense," retired Coast Guard Cdr. The draft also proposed the cancellation of the acquisition contract for the Coast Guard's ninth National Security Cutter. The commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Paul Zunkuft, tweeted Saturday about the new 418-foot armed cutter class ship. The Coast Guard commandant has accused Moscow of "saber-rattling" by conducting unannounced military drills involving thousands of troops in the Arctic arena. As these discussions are pre-decisional, we do not comment on these deliberations," Lisa Novak, a spokesperson for the Coast Guard, told CNN in a statement.

Source: CNN March 08, 2017 01:30 UTC