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Home Front: WoT
Big dog on the block: Big G packs a global punch
2008-11-16
Slice of life story on the USS George Washington, with a few photos.
Posted by:Steve White

#4  Except for the Enterprise, all others are Nimitz class, OP.
Posted by: USN, Ret.   2008-11-16 22:57  

#3  The Congresscritters want to cutback the USDOD at the same time that THE ETHNIC, MIL + GEOPOL, ETC. MAP OF EURASIA + AFRICA, espec EAST-CENTRAl-SOUTH ASIA, MAY FORCIBLY MILPOL CHANGE 2015-2020, vee the well-reported/anticipated RISE OF CHINA versus [new]RISE OF NUCLEAR-AMBITIOUS RADICAL ISLAM/ISLAMIST ASIA [proto-Islamist Asia = large Militant enclaves]???

*WORLD MIL FORUM > CHIN PERTS >= are basically advsing Beijing = CPC/CCCC that China cannot hope to be true US-style, post-Cold War, 21st Century = Asia/Asia-Pacific Century Modern Superpower AND STILL BE HOMOGENOUS + GEOPOL ISOLATIONIST, ETC. AS PER NATIONAL POLICIES.
E.g. TO PROPERLY DEFEND THE EAST-SOUTH CHINA SEAS + CHIN HISTORICAL INTERESTS IN EAST ASIA, ETC. CHINA = PLA MUST BE MODERN, ECON STRONG/PROFICIENT, + ABLE TO MILITARILY DEFEND AND PROJECT DECISIVE FORCE AMAP AFAP INTO THE CENTRAL-EASTERN PACIFIC + INDIAN OCEANS, ETC. AGZ ANY AND ALL COMERS.

Can now add NUCLEAR-AMBITIOUS RADICAL ISLAM [States = Militant-Terror Groups] to China's list of possible future LOCAL-GLOBAL adversaries.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2008-11-16 18:08  

#2  Does anyone know how many NIMITZ-class Aircraft Carriers the US now has? The word I heard 20 years ago was that all other carriers, except for the Enterprise, were to be phased out and replaced by NIMITZ-class. At that time, we had a total of 16 carriers. I think the production order for NIMITZ-class was 12 ships, but Congress may have trimmed that, like they did the "Arleigh Burke" class destroyers.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2008-11-16 12:03  

#1  A clear and present danger to Prunus everywhar.
Posted by: .5mt   2008-11-16 04:33  

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