The Pentagon thought about the gradual abandonment of the carrier fleet
Speaking at a press conference in the Pentagon, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Michael Griffin said the U.S. Department of Defense intends to carefully study the feasibility of investing in aircraft carriers or gradually reduce funding for the aircraft carrier fleet, redirecting funds to the development of other weapons, including the creation of hypersonic missiles.
- he said.
According to Griffin, there is no need to completely abandon aircraft carriers, but you need to think about the development of other weapons, especially since "US opponents have already found ways to fight aircraft carriers."
However, Griffin has opponents who believe that the so-called weapon a quick global strike cannot be considered an effective deterrent. According to them, the United States may not dare to strike with a hypersonic weapon, for example, on the territory of China, in response to an attack on American ships, since this could lead to an exchange of nuclear strikes.
- say opponents Griffin.
- said a former US Navy pilot, Rear Admiral Roy Kelly.
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