Great. Now do the British nuclear deterrent, the French one, the Russian one, the Chinese one, the (all-but-confirmed) Israeli one, the Pakistani one, the Indian one, and the North Korean one. You know, because Murica Bad and all. Also the access that Belgium, Italy, Turkey, Germany, and the Netherlands have given to base US nukes on their soil and share them in the event of a nuclear war.
And the US has 11 carriers, not "over a dozen." And we do that to keep world trade flowing because it's good for business, Trumpian idiocy notwithstanding. We have 11 carriers so we can keep about 3 or 4 on patrol at any given time, because that's the level of maintenance and staffing that's required to do that.
And the US has 11 carriers, not "over a dozen." And we do that to keep world trade flowing because it's good for business, Trumpian idiocy notwithstanding. We have 11 carriers so we can keep about 3 or 4 on patrol at any given time, because that's the level of maintenance and staffing that's required to do that.