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Angus King: “A few years ago, a group of us raised that question at the…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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Published | Video Starts at 06:22

But in today's day and age, I don't think that any. I don't even know if they teach it in the, the academy anymore. Well, here, here's an interesting sidelight. A few years ago, a group of us raised that question at the Armed Services Committee, and lo and behold, they are back to teaching at Annapolis. Because gps can be knocked out by electronic warfare, and it wouldn't do to have a destroyer lost at sea because nobody knew how to shoot the sun. Yes, sir, that's. (06:22–06:32)

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Asserts that the Armed Services Committee questioned the teaching of celestial navigation, leading to its reinstatement at Annapolis.

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