A nuclear-powered submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy's North Sea Fleet. Photo: AFP
Peter J. Brown, Asia Times: Naval superpower race: China ‘to overtake US in 15 years’
Unless the US greatly increases spending on its navy, Beijing is set to rule the waves in less than two decades, a new report finds
In the near future, could the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s Navy out-number and outgun the US Navy? According to informed sources, it is not only possible, it is likely within 15 years.
An essay written by Boston College Political Science Professor Robert Ross, an expert on Chinese defense and security policy, appeared in the influential Lawfare blog on November 18. Entitled “The End of US Naval Dominance in Asia,” it warns that at current rates of spending, the days of the US Navy’s position as the world’s dominant sea force are numbered.
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WNU Editor: The article that the above Asia Times post is referring to is here .... The End of U.S. Naval Dominance in Asia (Robert Ross, Lawfare).
