The National Interest

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• USS Forrestal : Triumph and Tragedy of America&#039 ;s First &#039 ;Super&#039 ; Aircraft Carrier

  27 avril, par Brandon J. Weichert
  Summary: The USS Forrestal, the U.S. Navy's first supercarrier and part of the Forrestal-class, played a pivotal role during the Vietnam War, particularly at Yankee Station in 1967. Named after James Forrestal, America's first secretary of defense, the Forrestal was launched in 1954 and (…)

• The End of the Ohio-Class SSGN Submarines Is Big Trouble for the Navy

  27 avril, par Harrison Kass
  Summary: The U.S. Navy plans to retire four Ohio-class SSGNs between 2026 and 2028, raising concerns about a potential missile gap with China. Originally designed as ballistic missile submarines during the Cold War, four Ohios were converted to guided missile submarines capable of carrying 154 (…)

• Why Did Seawolf-Class Submarine USS Connecticut Slam Into an Underwater Mountain ?

  26 avril, par Brandon J. Weichert
  The USS Connecticut is one of only three Seawolf-class submarines that the U.S. Navy operates. They are among the most advanced submarines in the world. Designed in the 1980s and deployed in the 1990s, the Seawolf was to be one of the replacements for aging Los Angeles-class attack subs. (…)

• VIDEO : Russia’s Global Energy Role : War, Sanctions, and the Energy Transition

  26 avril, par Paul J. Saunders
  The United States and its allies have imposed wide-ranging financial and technological sanctions on Russia’s energy sector in an effort to impose high costs and to stall or slow new energy projects—all in the hopes that this would apply political pressure to the Kremlin to end President Vladimir (…)

• Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden : 2024 Is Getting Crazier By the Minute

  26 avril, par Jacob Heilbrunn
  He did it. In announcing during a lengthy live interview with radio host Howard Stern that he was happy to debate Donald Trump, President Joe Biden threw the first punch. “I am somewhere,” he said. “I don’t when. I’m happy to debate him.” Biden scored two blows at once. In appearing on the (…)