[moose2004]

The United States Navy is the most powerful military force the world has ever known. The Chinese will never be able to match us at sea, two Seawolf (or Los Angeles class) subs could destroy their entire operational fleet.

[Jeff Head]

There is no doubt our navy is the strongest on the planet. But it is foolish to underestimate any foe, particularly one with the monetary and personnel resourcs that the Chinese have. To assert that we are unassailable and never will be, is to invite a lack of vigilance.

We must take what the Chinese are currently doing in their shipyards right now seriously. If the imbalance in development and construction continues, one day we will wake up to a potential surprize similar to Dce 7, 1941.

We can avoid that possibility by doing what we must do to not only maintain our advantage, but by taking steps to undercut and negatively impact the PLAN activities. Right now that would involve painful economic decisions...but that would be less painful than military conflict that may well result if we do not.

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[Paul Ross]

The United States Navy is the most powerful military force the world has ever known.

This was once said of the British Navy. What happened? And what are the vectors of change for us even now? Be honest. No shading the truth, or evasion. Look at the numbers.

[ElTianti]

The United States Navy is the most powerful military force the world has ever known. The Chinese will never be able to match us at sea, two Seawolf (or Los Angeles class) subs could destroy their entire operational fleet.

That's a fact. The US Navy is not just more powerful than any other country’s navy, it is more powerful than the sum of the world's navies.

[Paul Ross]

You esteem the U.S. Navy. Then listen to one of its top advisers from the Reagan Adminstration forward to this day...:

"However, building a credible capability to defend against new PLA SSBNs will require a sizable investment. It would be very unwise to consider deep cuts in U.S. SSN numbers at this time or in the future. Indeed, it is correct to consider that the U.S. may have to increase SSN numbers, to include building more than the current three Seawolf-class SSNs."