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It seems China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy is not omnicompetent after all—sleepless efforts at image management notwithstanding. Last week Reuters picked up the story, first broken by the Wall Street Journal, of how a Type 041 Zhou-class nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), the first in a new generation of PLA Navy attack boats, sank at its berth in Wuchang Shipyard, Wuhan, this May or June.

So Japan could never have crushed U.S. maritime forces in the Pacific and imposed terms on Washington. That doesn't mean it couldn't have won World War I

In short, the U.S. Navy must affirm Wayne Meyer’s experimental ethos anew. Build, test, learn, and revise before mass-producing a new ship, plane, or system.

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Once upon a time, China went out of its way to allay anxieties roused by its power and ambition. Then it stopped. Its new charm offensive would prove likewise perishable, to be scrapped once the party felt at liberty to resume its campaign for sovereignty within the nine-dashed line.

Montana-class super battleships would have been nice-to-have assets for the U.S. Navy fleet during World War II and beyond. In a world of unbounded resources, that is.

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The U.S. Navy is experimenting with deploying Army Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) surface-to-air missiles aboard surface combatants fitted with the Mk 41 vertical launch system (VLS), in effect, a block of siloes embedded in a warship’s main deck.

As the U.S. Navy faces potential conflict with China in the Pacific, leaders must decide when to risk their valuable, hard-to-replace capital ships, such as Ford-class carriers, in battle. In a potential Taiwan conflict, China would likely commit extensive forces, while the U.S. might hesitate due to public opinion and fleet dispersion.

Japan faced insurmountable odds in WWII against the U.S. due to America's industrial and military supremacy. However, Japan might have improved its chances by employing a more strategic approach.