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Re:The decline of US power? by XorNot on Friday July 10, 2015 @07:50AM (#9863354)
Pretending a maritime empire is relevant in an age of ICBMs and jet travel is just foolish. All these "lessons from history" always fail to take into account the serious, radical differences in technological capability.
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Re:The decline of US power? by mattmanser on Friday July 10, 2015 @08:11AM (#9863428)
You can't project power with ICBMs like you can with an aircraft carrier.

A lot of American might is still inextricably linked with maritime power, purely because of those aircraft carriers and the support fleet that accompanies it.

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Re:The decline of US power? by gurkendoktor on Friday July 10, 2015 @08:18AM (#9863468)
I'd say submarines and aircraft carriers do still make a difference in the South China Sea (or any potential conflict with the PRC), and the US are bound by treaty to defend the Philippines and Japan.
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