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> it is able to project exponentially more force globally - it is #2 in the world, period Is it, though? NATO has 18 aircraft carriers, of those 12 are America
by pilsetnieks 6y ago
> it is able to project exponentially more force globally - it is #2 in the world, period
Is it, though? NATO has 18 aircraft carriers, of those 12 are American, 2 of them are British, and two are Italian. Russia has 1 that is sitting in dry dock for servicing since 2017 and was even further damaged when the dry dock sank[1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov#Refit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admir...
- nix23 6y ago>NATO has 18 aircraft carriers That's because Russia never had interest in aircraft carriers, it's just not their military motto, you need Carrier's to attack a Country outside of your reach, witch Russia knew would never be successfully happen against NATO-States, that's why even in the Cold war Russia was always focused on defense.
- pilsetnieks 6y agoYea, that doesn't count as global force projection then, which was the argument a few comments upthread.
- nix23 6y agoYou know how big Russia still is? It would even count 'global' if they just stay inside the borders ;)