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posted by martyb on Wednesday May 15 2019, @03:52AM   Printer-friendly
from the The-bigger-they-are dept.

Who's is bigger? Russia or the good old US of A? Do we need to get out the measuring tape? Maybe we do, after China completes what looks to be the latest generation naval defense: the Type 002 aircraft carrier that is currently under construction in a floodable dry dock. Tinfoil hatters among us will be glad to hear that updates of the progress for the construction of this mighty vessel come from satellite imagery. Now that battleships are pretty much obsolete with maybe carriers to follow this latest addition to China's growing fleet may just be an expensive showboat.

Entry for the carrier on Wikipedia.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 15 2019, @01:03PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday May 15 2019, @01:03PM (#843808)

    Let's wait and see if this thing floats, long range weapons might not be necessary if it sinks all by itself. Isn't there some history of this problem with Chinese-built warships?