# @60minutes on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@60minutes/video/7620237159785581837
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/61027873-60minutes-tiktok
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-23T00:12:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** 60 Minutes (@60minutes) — https://gondola.cc/60minutes

## Caption

Not building ships in the U.S. is considered a national security and economic threat because if there’s a conflict with China, for instance, Beijing could weaponize its substantial merchant fleet and cut the U.S. off from global goods. Korea’s Hanwha – which bought the Philly Shipyard in 2024 – plans to spend $5 billion on improvements to bring the facility into the 21st century. “Our aspiration is to get up to 20 ships a year here at the shipyard,” says David Kim, head of the Philly Shipyard. The yard is currently making about one a year. Kim also wants to grow the workforce by 7,000 to 10,000 people. #shipbuilding #nationalsecurity #manufacturing #economics 

## Stats

- **Views:** 88,000
- **Likes:** 5,677
- **Shares:** 219
- **Comments:** 176

## Tags

shipbuilding, manufacturing, nationalsecurity, economics

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