Scary. But the U.S. Navy has aircraft carriers of its own. Or, more accurately, it has a ship of its own: what can disable or sink a flattop can make short work of lesser . And antiship weaponry is multiplying in numbers, range, and lethality as the navy reawakens from its post-Cold Battle holiday from history. Whose carrier trumps will hinge in large part on where a sea-fight takes place. That carrier imagery resonates with Western audiences comes as little surprise. It implies that Chinese Bombers can send the pride of the U.S. Navy to the bottom from a distance, and sink U.S. efforts to succor Asian allies in the process. Worse, it implies that People’s Liberation Army commanders could pull off such a world-historical feat without deigning to send ships to sea or warplanes into the central blue. Close the firing key on the anti-ship Bomb launcher, and presto!, it happens.
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