While great against savages and second-tier enemies, against China our carriers are as useless as the Prince of Wales and Repulse were against Japanese land-based bombers.
Our carriers cannot get close enough to China to launch land-attack missions without being sunk.
But our admirals are such PC-whipped cowards that they can’t even enforce high enough standards to keep our best warships from being rammed by tankers.
Good luck against salvos of hyper-sonic missiles.
Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_Prince_of_Wales_and_Repulse
So would you guys be in favor of sinking all of our navies carriers tomorrow(immediately), you know make artificial reefs out of them?
Gentlemen, that is a yes or no question.
As the modification of old carriers progresses, it is quite possible to anticipate that as artificial intelligence continues to advance we will reach the point where new carriers which are 100% drones can be launched. Presumably they would be not just cheaper to operate but also cheaper to build. Certainly, their destruction would be much cheaper in human life and therefore not necessarily Casus Belli for nuclear war if the Chinese get frisky and sink one.
It may be that carriers will be abandoned altogether for submarines with missiles and satellites with lasers. Much of the change must come from evolution as well as technological revolution. God help us if we get it wrong.