As of this writing, the United States owns 24 aircraft carriers and helicopter docks. China owns one. It might seem to you that China, a new world power, is catching up. But we have the John F. Kennedy under construction at a cost of less than 17 billion dollars. Soon it will be 25 carriers to 1.
You might wonder why China lags behind with only one aircraft carrier. The answer is that China is a young nation that hasn't figured out war yet. In an age of intercontinental missiles and drones flown from couches in Kansas, China has neglected the building of really expensive, big fat target-boxes that float on water and can race away to safety at 35 mph.
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