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Absolutely. But (speaking in very broad terms here), the potential conflicts which would involve NATO in Europe today are dwarfed by the requirements for the We
by hudibras 10y ago
Absolutely. But (speaking in very broad terms here), the potential conflicts which would involve NATO in Europe today are dwarfed by the requirements for the Western Pacific conflicts. This may not have been the case in, say, 1985, but it is now.
- xixi77 10y agoI guess you mean in the context of the Navy specifically? Because otherwise I am not sure this is the case...
- Frompo 10y agoWell, there isn't much use for a navy in a land war with Russia anyway.
- dctoedt 10y ago> Well, there isn't much use for a navy in a land war with Russia anyway. Read Tom Clancy's 1980s novel Red Storm Rising, which seemed pretty realistic to me. (Former U.S. Navy carrier officer here.)
- ArkyBeagle 10y agoNavies are mighty handy for keeping shipping going. And you don't know how resupply & logistics will play out for any given conflict. Boomers were also the force of last resort in MAD.