Facing the hard facts about the ‘world class’ US Navy
This goes far beyond the future utility of aircraft carriers. The culture and leadership are diminishing the force’s maritime dominance, too.
Thompson is a research fellow at Dalhousie University’s Centre for the Study of Security and Development and the author of Lessons Not Learned: The U.S. Navy’s Status Quo Culture. He is also a former military researcher at Canada’s National Defence Headquarters.
This goes far beyond the future utility of aircraft carriers. The culture and leadership are diminishing the force’s maritime dominance, too.