For several years, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett, R-Md., has warned that world oil production would soon peak, demand will continue to rise and the world will start to run out of oil. This spring, as the price of oil climbed past $70 a barrel, Bartlett, who is chairman of a key military subcommittee in the House of Representatives, said it was time to start building an all-nuclear-powered navy.

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