“The State of the Navy” (US, The View From “60 Minutes”)

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Thanks, WE. I agree with you.

I read It’s Your Ship, too, and liked it (it’s essentially a management guide using Navy leadership principles), but it’s a little over 20 years old now, so it may be a bit outdated: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Your-Ship-Management-Anniversary/dp/145552302X

These previous threads may be of interest, too:

How powerful is the Chinese Military?

I was just wondering about their actual capabilities rather than how capable they seem through their propaganda. What are their weaknesses, and will they ever achieve parity with the United States? Also, what are their strengths?

American Naval Power?

I am not remotely a military expert. However, I read with interest an article in the recent Foreign Affairs which argues a dangerous decline in American naval power. The article is written by a director of the American Enterprise Institute. In summary, it argues: The US had a “near-religious” belief China would become more democratic and politically liberal as it grew more prosperous This has largely not happened and so any struggle between Beijing and Washington will increasingly becom…

When was the U.S. Navy at its most powerful?

“Most powerful” defined as you see fit - for me, it’d be some combination of firepower and capacity for force projection around the globe. The Navy at the end of the Civil War was large, but it was almost entirely (understandably enough) built for riverine and coastal warfare. The USN had lots of ships at the end of WWII, but they were very unsophisticated compared to what we have today. The Reagan-era 600-ship Navy was bigger than it is today, but weapons technology has made some strides in …