Emerging trends in naval pluralism
... the only state to have the political will, resources and technology to build and maintain so powerful a navy. Other maritime powers have been deprived of these factors. Some countries, such as the UK, lack the political will to actively expand their fleet. Others, like Russia, lack the required resources. And others, such as China, India and Turkey, lack the requisite modern technology. Photo: southcom.mil USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Economic development, the spread of relatively cheap and simple naval technologies, as well as acute competition in the global shipbuilding market all ...
04.03.2013