Strategika
Strategika

Issue 47

The State of U.S. Naval Readiness

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Which statement should best inform our approach to further naval expenditures?

Chinese naval superiority is inevitable, and the U.S. Navy should adjust to a new regional and diminished role.
1%
America need not worry about downsizing the navy, given its huge lead and the assets of our allies.
2%
New technologies will allow the U.S. Navy to maintain supremacy without sizable investments in additional ships.
11%
The U.S. Navy cannot meet its present commitments, but largely because many of our strategic needs are obsolete.
30%
America must immediately begin a vast expansion of the U.S. fleet to maintain the global postwar order.
56%
Total votes: 93
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