Navy ships with nuclear power plants on them...

[Whalestoe]

Is that what McCain just said? And if so, is that true?

[grace0418]

1. Yeah, but just before that was even weirder, he couldn't remember what he was

disagreeing with Obama about. He just stumbled and said "whatever..."

[Swede]

4. Onions on his belt,no doubt.

[Swede]

2. Carriers and subs are nuclear powered.

[rpannier]

3. There are nuclear subs and there are ships that are nuclear powered

I learned that when I was in the service

[susanwy]

5. Yes

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf34.html">Nuclear-Powered Ships

[nc4bo]

6. Yep. But the problem is you can't compared the spent fuel from a navy vessel to that

of 45 nuclear power plants.

I hate Mccain's comparison because it's deceptive.

[Erin Elizabeth]

8. Yes, that.

You cannot compare the two, it's an absurd statement.

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

7. Yes. (Crewed by volunteers accepting a level of risk)

[cynatnite]

9. First nuclear sub was built in 1951...

It's a bad comparison, though.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. in an emergency, Kitty Hawk could provide

1/10 of the power needed for NYC emergency services. But ONLY emergency power.