The mock-up is of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in Iran. Credit Digitalglobe
Is Iran's Threat To U.S. Carriers Real? -- Robert Zullo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saber-rattling has ‘zero impact’ on U.S. fleet in Gulf
The United States hasn't lost an aircraft carrier to hostile action since 1945, when the USS Bismarck Sea, a small escort carrier, was hit by a pair of Japanese kamikaze planes in February 1945, seven months before the end of World War II.
In the seven decades since, the giant warships -- floating cities powered by nuclear reactors that boast scores of aircraft, an array of advanced weapons systems and thousands of crew members -- have roamed the world's seas as the ultimate projection of American sea power.
That nautical pre-eminence makes the carriers attractive military and rhetorical targets for U.S. foes, including Iran, which made headlines last week by announcing it was building a full-scale mock-up of the nearly 1,100-foot-long USS Nimitz to train against and that carriers in the Persian Gulf would be singled out in the event of a war -- a notion that some military analysts believe China had embraced as well.
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My Comment: When it comes to Iran I have learned to take all of their threats and warnings seriously. And even though it is true that Iran has a habit of lying and/or exaggerating the truth .... the West and our allies should never underestimate them.
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