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America Needs More Predator Submarines to Stop China

My first job after graduating from the US Naval Academy in the late 1970s was as the anti-submarine warfare officer on a new Spruance class destroyer.

The ship was bristling with equipment to hunt and kill submarines, including an advanced sonar suite to locate the thousands of tons of steel in the hull of a sub.

But here is the truth: A destroyer on the surface is essentially little more than a target for a cutting-edge nuclear-powered attack submarine.

Without a great deal of help from carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft or land-based maritime patrol planes like the P-3 Orion, destroyers are going to lose a fight with a sub.

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 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you balance the need for national security with the risk of sparking an arms race, specifically in the context of adding more predator submarines?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Considering the advances in technology, is relying on more submarines for defense a forward-thinking strategy or a step back into Cold War mentalities?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Should the fear of potential conflicts justify the significant investment in expanding a country's submarine fleet?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

How do you feel about the environmental and ethical implications of deploying more nuclear-powered submarines for military purposes?

 @ISIDEWITHasked…2yrs2Y

Do you think increasing the number of predator submarines is a necessary step toward global peace or an escalation of military tensions?

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