Legal Opinion
Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. v. Department of the Navy
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 5, 1989No. 188, Docket 89-6121PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
With visions of the tragic consequences that eventuated in December 1941 when an entire naval fleet congregated in one harbor, the Navy has since emphasized dispersal. In 1982 it adopted the Strategic Homeport Concept that effectively divides the U.S. fleet into smaller action groups and places them in ports and harbors scattered geographically. The hope is that this approach will improve the Navy’s ability to respond and decrease its vulnerability. Whether or not the action group harbored at Staten Island, New York carries nuclear weapons is the gnawing question that…
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