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U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete?
« on: February 06, 2017, 06:55:18 pm »

U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete?
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What can Washington do about it?
Harry J. Kazianis [2]

The aircraft carrier, a symbol of American naval and overall power projection capabilities, seems under the most threat of being rendered a relic of the past. Almost every week, a new report casts a dark shadow on the future of this important U.S. military asset. The same seems to be said for submarines and stealth weapons. Is America about to see some of its greatest military assets become obsolete?

The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The nuclear-powered submarine. Ultra-advanced stealth bombers and fighters. These all represent the most lethal, sophisticated and expensive weapons in the U.S. military’s mighty arsenal—and they might soon all be close to obsolete.

Well, at least if certain technological trends bear fruit, according to a number of think-tank reports, research studies and in-depth essays that have been published over the last year.

 
Source URL (retrieved on February 6, 2017): http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/us-militarys-ultimate-fear-submarines-aircraft-carriers-19334
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Re: U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete?
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2017, 02:09:12 am »
Nuclear-tipped cruise missiles have rendered carriers "obsolete".

Particularly if a carrier has to deal with more than one coming in at once.
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Re: U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2017, 02:14:40 am »
Quote from: Fishrrman on February 07, 2017, 02:09:12 am
Nuclear-tipped cruise missiles have rendered carriers "obsolete".

Particularly if a carrier has to deal with more than one coming in at once.
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How many times have we heard this?   

War is obsolete we might as well just give up now.
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Re: U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2017, 02:17:59 am »
Well, if all that stuff is obsolete, what's the big beef about people owning decent rifles?
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Re: U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2017, 02:19:32 am »
Quote from: driftdiver on February 07, 2017, 02:14:40 am
@Fishrrman
How many times have we heard this?   

War is obsolete we might as well just give up now.

Game over man.  Game Over.



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Re: U.S. Military's Ultimate Fear: Submarines, Aircraft Carriers and Stealth Are Now Obsolete?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2017, 02:31:01 am »
"This kind of attack may not sink the submarine, but would likely compel it to at least evade, breaking its initiative and making it more detectable.”"

Do these idiots have any freakin idea what our subs will do once they detect that they've been fired upon with nuclear weapons?
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