Diesel Submarines Are A Carrier Commander's Worst Nightmare

USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea.

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 5, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) operates in the Arabian Sea during sunset. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Yeoman 3rd Class James Stahl/Released)

Deep New Threats Emerge With Aircraft Carriers In Sight -- The National

Diesel submarines are a carrier commander's worst nightmare. More than 39 nations possess them.

"The beauty about a diesel submarine is that it has the potential to be far quieter than a nuclear submarine," says Guy Stitt, the president of AMI International, the US naval market analysts.

That makes them almost impossible to detect, and the Americans are worried.

"Our future adversaries are developing a set of capabilities specifically for the purpose of attacking our aircraft carriers," says Mark Gunzinger, a senior fellow with the US think tank the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments.

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My Comment: The U.S. Navy learned that lesson the hard way when this happened in 2007.