Carriers and Amphibs: Shibboleths of Sea Power

J. Kuehn
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Abstract:This article argues that American naval force packages built around aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships no longer serve maritime security interests as effectively as in the past. It further claims that the current commitment in the published maritime strategy of the United States to the twin shibboleths of “carriers and amphibs” comes from a variety of attitudes held by senior decision makers and military leaders. This commitment betrays both cultural misunderstanding or even ignorance of seapower—“sea blindness”—as well as less than rational attachments to two operational capabilities that served the United States well in the past, but in doing so engendered emotional commitments that are little grounded in the facts.
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航母和两栖舰:海权的信条
摘要:本文认为,以航空母舰和两栖攻击舰为核心的美国海军力量组合不再像过去那样有效地服务于海上安全利益。它进一步声称,目前美国公布的海上战略中对“航母和两栖”的双重信条的承诺来自高级决策者和军事领导人所持的各种态度。这种承诺既暴露了文化上的误解,也暴露了对海权的无知——“海盲”——也暴露了对两种作战能力的不理性依恋,这两种能力在过去为美国服务得很好,但这样做却产生了缺乏事实基础的情感承诺。
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