6 ms·

The reality is the next war won’t be won by sea. In fact, even the last war wasn’t won by sea. Air is the battle ground, we should be diverting funds from sea t

by verelo 4y ago

The reality is the next war won’t be won by sea. In fact, even the last war wasn’t won by sea. Air is the battle ground, we should be diverting funds from sea to air and it’s very possible accepting a little rust is a deliberate choice.

toomuchtodo 4y ago
Is there a global map or similar resource available showing where the US can’t force project without a surface navy? On air refueling, long range munitions, and one of the ~750 foreign soil US military bases (across 80 countries) gets the DoD a long way I’d imagine. Trade proximity for speed and force out of reach of an adversary. Use carriers for humanitarian efforts and soft power project in competition with Belt and Road (China).
seneca 4y ago
Aircraft carriers are an important component of moving air power.
PheonixPharts 4y ago
That’s akin to claiming we no longer need cargo ships because we have planes that can do overnight delivery. Air power is great but incredibly dependent on logistics. The navy is and always has been essential to protecting trade and maintaining global supply lines So long as the sea remains the dominant method of transporting resources around the globe, sea power will remain essential.
- verelo 4y ago
  Yeah i guess the comment wasn’t well formed enough, i wasn’t suggesting sea plays no part, sea likely won’t be the main battleground, but it of course will be part of supply lines and protecting supply lines. I felt that some diversion of value to allow for bolstering another might be a reasonable trade off. Anyway, i really don’t care all that much but sorry for triggering so many folk!
weego 4y ago
You think it's air? It's economic, it's political and social influence, it's positioning yourself as the root in supply chains. All of the USs classic enemies are playing asymmetric war against you for a while now.
- 4RealFreedom 4y ago
  Also information (I guess that's part of political and social influence) and technology.

by verelo 4y ago

toomuchtodo 4y ago

Is there a global map or similar resource available showing where the US can’t force project without a surface navy? On air refueling, long range munitions, and one of the ~750 foreign soil US military bases (across 80 countries) gets the DoD a long way I’d imagine. Trade proximity for speed and force out of reach of an adversary. Use carriers for humanitarian efforts and soft power project in competition with Belt and Road (China).

seneca 4y ago

Aircraft carriers are an important component of moving air power.

PheonixPharts 4y ago

That’s akin to claiming we no longer need cargo ships because we have planes that can do overnight delivery. Air power is great but incredibly dependent on logistics. The navy is and always has been essential to protecting trade and maintaining global supply lines So long as the sea remains the dominant method of transporting resources around the globe, sea power will remain essential.

verelo 4y ago
Yeah i guess the comment wasn’t well formed enough, i wasn’t suggesting sea plays no part, sea likely won’t be the main battleground, but it of course will be part of supply lines and protecting supply lines. I felt that some diversion of value to allow for bolstering another might be a reasonable trade off. Anyway, i really don’t care all that much but sorry for triggering so many folk!

weego 4y ago

You think it's air? It's economic, it's political and social influence, it's positioning yourself as the root in supply chains. All of the USs classic enemies are playing asymmetric war against you for a while now.

4RealFreedom 4y ago
Also information (I guess that's part of political and social influence) and technology.