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October 27, 2019 by navaldiplomat

How should we use the Zumwalt class in Asia?

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Ask the G.O.A.T.s –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/lets-send-us-navys-stealthy-destroyer-back-time-fight-world-war-ii-battle-91531

 

October 21, 2019 by navaldiplomat

For candor ask the young

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Navy F/A-18F SuperHornet on the catapult

Eight flight instructors–think Maverick and Iceman–offer some pointed commentary on America’s preparedness for great-power strategic competition –

https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/october/eight-lieutenants-deliver-tough-message

October 20, 2019 by navaldiplomat

How to develop a new attack sub

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Stop and think –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/ssnx-will-be-us-navys-new-attack-submarine-heres-how-make-it-success-89756

October 20, 2019 by navaldiplomat

What should China learn from Leyte Gulf?

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And what will it learn?

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/america-smashed-imperial-japans-navy-leyte-gulf-what-lessons-can-china-learn-89531

October 17, 2019 by navaldiplomat

Taiwan needs a Maoist military

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A U.S.-made helicopter takes off from a frigate.

Don’t dismiss it just because it’s a mindbender –

Taiwan Needs a Maoist Military

October 12, 2019 by navaldiplomat

Don’t be surprised if China builds a huge surface combatant

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America had the Iowa class and Russia has the Kirov . . . why not a “battleship” for China’s navy?

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/us-navy-nightmare-what-if-china-built-battleship-87986

October 8, 2019 by navaldiplomat

Hail the counterrevolution!

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The new USMC commandant is trying to turn back an ahistorical and dangerous phase in U.S. maritime strategy –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/counterrevolution-naval-affairs-86361

September 28, 2019 by navaldiplomat

It may seem mundane, but a rusty ship is a diplomatic problem

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A slovenly appearance speaks ill of your seamanship and combat competence –

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/does-us-navy-have-rust-problem-84256

September 23, 2019 by navaldiplomat

Our gray-zone campaign against Iran . . .

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. . . could come to an inconclusive, messy, expensive end.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/america%E2%80%99s-gray-zone-offensive-against-iran-could-turn-war-82841

September 15, 2019 by navaldiplomat

Words of wisdom from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump on picking a national security advisor . . .

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More speaking softly, less bombast this time –

https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/461127-trump-needs-a-national-security-adviser-who-speaks-softly

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