Top to bottom: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) alongside Nimitz class carriers USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) & USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). Pinterest
Robert Farley, National Interest: How to Start a War with America: Attack or Sink a Navy Aircraft Carrier.
"Sinking a carrier would be a great way to turn a limited war into a major war, and there are very few countries that would seriously contemplate major war against the United States."
Authorizing an attack against a USN supercarrier would require a weighty political decision. Political and senior military authorities might prefer to simply damage a carrier, which would send America a message about vulnerability but that would not necessarily lead to the deaths of extensive numbers of U.S. personnel.
Since the 1950s, the supercarrier has been the most visible representation of U.S. military power and maritime hegemony. Although supercarriers have participated in nearly every military conflict since the commissioning of USS Forrestal in 1955, no carrier has come under determined attack from a capable opponent. In part, this is because supercarriers are very difficult to attack, but the symbolic grandeur of the massive ships also plays a role; no one wants to know what the United States might do if one of its carriers came under attack.
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WNU Editor: An attack on an American aircraft would escalate any conflict. Sinking one would be a declaration of all-out war. There is no ifs or buts about it in my book. As I mentioned in a post a few months ago ....
.... If a U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk I do not see the U.S. buckling down and crying uncle .... I see the opposite. And what I see is hell, wrath, fury, and revenge. What Happens If A U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Is Sunk? (August 19, 2018).
Not so sure about that.
ReplyDeleteIf a Democrat president had run the US Army down to one operational division, he might not declare warm, but get flexible.
Would be cool if Canada had a carrier..... wonder if we’ll ever get to see that day.
ReplyDeleteIt would totally be cool and reassuring.
ReplyDeleteBut American and Canada are panzyasses.
The might is still there.
ReplyDeleteJust remember unity after 911 lasted 3 days and by 2 weeks was totally broken.
Activists, politicians and professors of a certain ilk were asking "Why do they hate us?"
"Why Do They Hate Us?" - Huffington Post September 12th of 2001.
You usual person of the ilk will bring up the Crusades. They will never bring up what led to the Crusades except to lie about it. they will bring up things like. "Well there was this guy a Muslim who was nice to pilgrims going to Jerusalem, but they won't bring up all the rulers that were not. Those type of lies.
Or they will not bring up why Jerusalem and the surrounding area was conquered by the Muslims in the 1st place.
Etc.