Sorry, but I don't agree with your contention that the author is wrong. Nothing you've said supports that idea. You have, however, contributed a 4th good reas

Sorry, but I don't agree with your contention that the author is wrong. Nothing you've said supports that idea. You have, however, contributed a 4th good reason to get rid of aircraft carriers: >If Russia or China decides to target our carriers, the response will have nuclear components. .. that their early and costly destruction in a conflict may well be the tinder for nuclear escalation. Well, lets get rid of them.