What equal power? Even if you have the launch and weapons capability, kinetic bombardment from space is not effective against a moving vessel. Aircraft carriers

What equal power? Even if you have the launch and weapons capability, kinetic bombardment from space is not effective against a moving vessel. Aircraft carriers are faster than you think. They're also incredibly important in air superiority, and controlling the air is what wins wars. Assuming you can successfully attack one, you still have plenty of cruisers, assault ships, support craft, secondary/light carriers, subs, and several other carrier groups now headed straight for you. It's not like countries can't make a crazy plan to take out a single carrier right now, it's what would happen after that is the deterrent.