
76 - Are Aircraft Carriers Becoming Obsolete?
The Red Line
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Did the Age of the Aircraft Carriers End?
For decades, naval doctrine accepted that aircraft carriers were the pinnacle of most nations' fleets. In 1982, it was when the United Kingdom went war with Argentina and the South Atlantic over the Falkland Islands. So I want to get your analysis here. Did the age of the carrier end right here in the South Atlantic? Or did it just sparkle a more research and development into ways to further protect the carriers for things like ABMs and increasing operational range?
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