Not enough vessels, particularly attack submarines, makes deterrence difficult and war more likely. America’s enemies will have noted the U.S. shortfalls.
A Chinese warship fires toward the shore during a military drill near the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands on April 8. “This stadium reminds us of the great battles in which those who came before you fought to defend democracy. Belleau Wood. Guadalcanal. Iwo Jima. Inchon. But what you don’t see here is all the battles that never occurred, all the wars that never erupted — because American Sailors and Marines showed up. They deterred conflict. They kept the watch.
China, Wicker says, has more productive capacity in one shipyard than exists in all U.S. shipyards combined. Such is, one attack submarine was idled for five years. Another, after a 2021 accident in the South China Sea, probably will not be operational until 2026., Wicker and former senator Phil Gramm note: “Like David’s smooth stone that slew Goliath, two Ukrainian Neptune missiles sank the flagship of the Russian navy in the Black Sea. With 400 U.S. Harpoon missiles, costing only 0.
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