because our procurement bearuacracy is broken. see: Zumwalts, f-35, rail gun, magnetic catapult Its fundamentally easier to shoot a missile than defend against

because our procurement bearuacracy is broken. see: Zumwalts, f-35, rail gun, magnetic catapult Its fundamentally easier to shoot a missile than defend against it. Carrier admirals are the new battleship admirals of the 1930s. They don't want anyone to take away their carriers because they want to continue LARPing as Tom Cruise in Top Gun. The Marines are far ahead of the USN on this.