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October 26, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Naval “interchangeability” is a great thing

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Though not entirely without risk.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/royal-navy-and-us-navy-are-embracing-interchangeability-could-it-backfire-171371

October 18, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Xi orders the PLA to prepare for war

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And conveys messages to many audiences in China and abroad.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/preparing-war-what-chinas-xi-jinping-trying-tell-us-170939

October 14, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Hazards of a world without U.S. alliances

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A world without alliances

Careful what you wish for –

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/520767-a-world-without-alliances

October 7, 2020 by navaldiplomat

A 500-ship navy?

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Non-Mahanian means to serve Mahanian ends.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/battle-force-2045-us-navys-bold-plan-500-ship-fleet-170317

September 28, 2020September 28, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Reflections on the loss of USS Thresher 57 years on

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CDR Salamander: USS Thresher's Board on Inquiry is Now ...

A tragedy that made the U.S. Navy better.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-tragic-sinking-two-nuclear-submarines-transformed-us-navy-169720

September 27, 2020 by navaldiplomat

How might a war with China start?

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Chinese President Xi Xinping

Plenty of powers have picked a fight because they saw a window of opportunity slamming shut.

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/september/dont-let-china-conclude-its-opportunity-now-or-never

September 25, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Don’t send Eisenhower on a “double-pump” deployment

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Back-to-back cruises wear out people and hardware.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/don%E2%80%99t-send-aircraft-carrier-persian-gulf-169611

September 21, 2020 by navaldiplomat

Tyranny of distance in the Pacific . . .

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. . . tyranny of proximity in the Mediterranean Sea.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/mediterranean-sea-one-dangerous-place-169317

September 13, 2020 by navaldiplomat

The new USAF chief of staff is warning the service

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Change faster or lose.

https://nationalinterest.org/feature/us-air-forces-new-mission-accelerate-change-or-lose-168781

September 10, 2020 by navaldiplomat

China may be embracing a “launch-on-warning” nuclear posture

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China's worrisome edge toward a 'launch-on-warning' nuclear posture

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/515243-chinas-worrisome-edge-toward-a-launch-on-warning-nuclear-posture

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