The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), foreground, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area. (Mass Communication Spec. 3rd Class Jake Greenberg/U.S. Navy)
Daniel R. DePetris, National Interest: Would China Really Try to Sink a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier?
“What the United States fears the most is taking casualties,” Lou lectured his audience. “We’ll see how frightened America is."
Forty years ago this New Year’s Day, one of the most historic moments in the history of U.S. diplomacy occurred: the United States and the People’s Republic of China ended their thirty-year estrangement and established formal diplomatic relations with one another. The exchange of ambassadors and opening up of embassies in Washington and Beijing was one of the crowning achievements of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, the end result of diplomatic spadework sparked by President Richard Nixon and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger seven years earlier.
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WNU editor: Does China want to find itself in a full fledged war where nuclear weapons would probably be used? That is what would happen if a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was deliberately targeted by China. But just in case China does get that itch to attack a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, the U.S. Navy is ready .... A Chinese admiral said his country should 'attack' US supercarriers with new weapons, but the US Navy is already scrambling to counter the threat (Business Insider).
