22.04.2011, 10:34
ich denke, diese Gedankenspiele (USNI) passen hier am Besten rein:
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Zitat:The Real Game-Changers of the Pacific Basin
Issue: Proceedings Magazine - April 2011 Vol. 137/4/1,298
By Craig Hooper and Commander David M. Slayton, U.S. Navy
Modern amphibious assault vessels grant China an opportunity to project multimission forces into the littoral and beyond, with real potential to destabilize the region.
In Washington, where old-fashioned amphibious assault is out of favor, Marine-cutting defense policymakers are overlooking the strategic utility of China’s blue-water amphibious force. After six decades as the globe’s amphibious leviathan, America is unready to surrender this unique and useful monopoly.
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