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To: sukhoi-30mki
"Operating a single carrier really only gives you regional power,"

Makes you wonder why they bother with it at all. It's not like they're going to attack France or Spain again.

5 posted on 07/03/2014 6:37:45 AM PDT by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: mac_truck

They might need to tangle with Argentina again. And they owe support to their fellow Commonwealth nations.


7 posted on 07/03/2014 7:27:46 AM PDT by Little Ray (How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
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To: mac_truck
"Operating a single carrier really only gives you regional power,"

Makes you wonder why they bother with it at all. It's not like they're going to attack France or Spain again.

Well, they still have a region down near Argentina to think about.

8 posted on 07/03/2014 8:57:09 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: mac_truck
Makes you wonder why they bother with it at all.

The answer to that question was in the story:

"The project has been a boon for a mostly British network of defense companies. Construction began in 2009, involving 10,000 workers at sites across the country and more than 700 companies..."

11 posted on 07/03/2014 11:25:43 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: mac_truck

Ah-hah! That’s what YOU think! :)


35 posted on 07/09/2014 3:48:48 AM PDT by Vanders9
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