While I’ve mainly been focused on the South China Sea as a potential flashpoint, it appears things are heating up in the gulf of Oman. First, several Saudi tankers were sabotaged. Then some Iranian boats caught fire. Now two tankers have been attacked. This could get real hot, real fast.
That is the question addressed in this article. The author’s conclusion is an emphatic no.
I have an interest in ships of the civil war. The Stonewall was one of the more interesting looking in my opinion. Some of the details on the interesting story of the ship are here.
A nice top level analysis of the current Chinese Navy and where they are heading.
I suspect we will see more of this as the US ramps up the pressure on North Korea. The question is ultimately can they be starved into submission? I don’t think we have any choice but to try. North Korea can’t be allowed to maintain nukes.
Looks like China has laid down steel for their third aircraft carrier. Right now we don’t know much other than it is supposed to be their first “full sized” carrier. Stay tuned.
More unmanned ships for the USN.
Stories like this give me some hope that the USN is thinking out of the box and won’t get caught equipping itself to fight the last war.
