In addition to the threats to large warships presented by anti-ship
cruise missiles, there's another threat - a land-launched ballistic
missile that converts to a cruise missile but delivers a much bigger
wallop.

A hit from a "smart" ballistic missile would destroy an aircraft carrier.

Which sort of makes these "capital" ships...obsolete.






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"In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations."
John McCain, news conference, 13 August 2008, forgetting somehow that
the United States invaded and occupied Iraq in 2003. Another McCain
senior moment?