The Navy's Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Is Just Getting Started Now

Summary: America's naval strategy, centered on aircraft carriers since World War II, is outdated in today's multi-threat environment. With China, Russia, and others developing effective countermeasures like hypersonic weapons and anti-ship missiles, U.S. aircraft carriers are becoming predictable and vulnerable targets.

-There must be a total reassessment of how America prepares for and conducts warfare, critiquing the cultural and political attachment to carriers that compromises strategic flexibility.