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What replaces the historical capital-ship building holiday?

The alternate settlement controls an agreed construction schedule rather than banning new capital ships altogether.

Question

How would the historical capital-ship building holiday work in this alternate treaty?

Short answer

It would become a controlled programme: each navy could build only the ships and sequence written into the agreement, preventing surprises without stopping construction.

Notes

The historical treaty already allowed specified exceptions, so arms control did not have to mean absolute inactivity. In this version, Britain spreads its authorized ships over the decade and the other powers receive their own defined opportunities. The schedule preserves transparency because a navy cannot add an unlisted class whenever it wishes. It also preserves yards and skills that the historical holiday allowed to atrophy.