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This is one time that Tabs is completely correct on all points. You need carriers to project power into far corners of the globe. Nothing else can project power like a carrier. The Falklans war would never have happened if the Brits still had a full-sized carrier in their inventory. They fixed that problem. No major power will ever be without one again. China knows that they are not a world class navy until they have an Enterprise class carrier.

The death of the carrier has been reported for generations. It will be for generations to come, and the carrier will still be with us.