Richardson's wartime checklist does not end with choosing operations or seeking battle. It includes assembling reserves of personnel and matériel and initiating a naval building program after conflict starts. The discussion treats this as a disturbing but accurate description of the Anglo-American tendency to expand naval strength during the war itself. The passage links strategy to industrial mobilization and replacement capacity as well as to the disposition of ships already in commission.
Notable Point · 35:47-36:47
Shipbuilding remains a strategic function after war begins
Richardson includes reserves and a wartime naval building program among strategy's operational tasks, anticipating an Anglo-American reliance on mobilized industry.