AFP
April 8, 2014

Aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7).
Aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7).

The US Navy believes it has finally worked out the solution to a problem that has intrigued scientists for decades: how to take seawater and use it as fuel.

The development of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel is being hailed as “a game-changer” because it would significantly shorten the supply chain, a weak link that makes any force easier to attack.

The US has a fleet of 15 military oil tankers, and only aircraft carriers and some submarines are equipped with nuclear propulsion.

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