It'll come down to who has the best information and can move on that fastest... Also, there's ZERO protection for the homeland. That's nuts. Think of 'winning the war' while the country died....
“Also, there’s ZERO protection for the homeland. That’s nuts.”
Reagan was the last US president who even talked about protecting the homeland with a missile defense. The two Bushes, Clinton, Obama, and even Trump showed zero interest, yet have ensnared the military in endless wars overseas costing trillions that could have been spent on protecting the homeland. During the 8 years in this decade when the GOP controlled the House and power of the purse, where were the appropriations for homeland defense? No money for a wall, no money for missile defense. Yet the GOP fully funded Planned Parenthood and every failed social program conceived during the last 60 years. An epic abdication of their first responsibility - keeping the homeland and the citizens safe.
Sadly, the elites and rank and file politicians of both political parties have no interest in anything but lining their own pockets, playing soundbite political games, and enjoying the good life inside the beltway. When the day of reckoning comes with the Chicoms they will find their bunkers won’t protect them and they will die just as quickly as the unprotected citizens in the heartland.
This nation badly needs a wakeup call. It may be a tragedy such as the Iranians or North Koreans taking out a couple of aircraft carries with missiles is necessary to end the complacency and malaise affecting this country. CNN video showing the US Navy steaming the carriers remaining to their home ports for “safety” after a sinking might force the American people to wake up and take their voting responsibility seriously. Fear is a great motivator and despite 9/11/2001 the current generations of Americans seem to be fat, dumb, and happy with no fear.
The Chicoms are a serious threat where they can unleash their multi-million man army to overwhelm by sheer numbers. But that ain’t here!! And nuking us would be a monumental failure for anyone so foolish! Carriers wield enormous power in those areas where missiles are not necessarily the threat. Of course, missile counter-measures enhance carrier capability enormously, so I keep hoping that exists or is just around the corner.