The U.S. Navy’s Big Mistake: Building Tons of Supercarriers

Re:The U.S. Navy’s Big Mistake: Building Tons of Supercarriers by coldtea on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @11:16AM (#11902499)

>Initiating a nuclear war after a nation state starts taking out your aircraft carriers is not entirely unexpected.

Really? Should the US expect it too when it regularly does the same to third countries?

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Re:The U.S. Navy’s Big Mistake: Building Tons of Supercarriers by merpnderp on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @12:06PM (#11902936)

Of course the US does which is why it has such a serious policy of preventing nuclear proliferation. Part of these aircraft carrier's jobs is to protect allies so they don't feel the need to acquire nuclear weapons.

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Re:The U.S. Navy’s Big Mistake: Building Tons of Supercarriers by jonknee on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @11:24AM (#11902568)

When was the last time the US took out another country's aircraft carrier?

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Re:The U.S. Navy’s Big Mistake: Building Tons of Supercarriers by bryondowd on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @01:45PM (#11903806)

1945, for others who don't don't know or care to check.

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Re:The U.S. Navy’s Big Mistake: Building Tons of Supercarriers by coldtea on Tuesday June 14, 2016 @04:55PM (#11905240)

Quite the pedantic distinction. Bombing them is enough, except if magically taking out an aircraft carrier is worse behavior than bombing a city or invading a country.

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